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    Children's Literature: Why Should We Read To Children?

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    This document discusses why reading to children is important and what makes good children's books. Reading to children has many benefits, including developing language skills, attention span, relationships, and introducing new concepts. Good children's books have a clear beginning, middle, and end, use pleasing language, evoke emotions, and have illustrations that align with the text. Characteristics like these help to engage and teach young readers.

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    This document discusses why reading to children is important and what makes good children's books. Reading to children has many benefits, including developing language skills, attention span, relationships, and introducing new concepts. Good children's books have a clear beginning, middle, and end, use pleasing language, evoke emotions, and have illustrations that align with the text. Characteristics like these help to engage and teach young readers.

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    Children’s Literature

    Why should we read to children?

    What are characteristics of good children’s books?


    Reading to Children
    Why do we read to children?
     It is fun!

     It benefits children's growth as readers and learners.


     It teaches children to appreciate the written word.
     It helps children develop important language skills
    that will help them learn to read on their own.
     It helps build children’s listening skills and attention
    spans.
    Why do we read to children?
    (Continued)

     It prepares them for learning to read and keeps


    them reading as they learn and grow.
     It helps build relationships between the child and
    the reader.
     It helps them to learn social skills.

     It introduces the child to new concepts.


    How does reading to a child affect
    the 4 areas of Development?
    • Intellectual- learning about written word
    • Social-interaction with others
    • Emotional- creates feelings
    • Physical-holding book and turning pages
    What are characteristics of good
    children’s books?

    •Good books have a beginning, middle, an ending, and a conflict or


    problem that is being solved.

    • Good books use language that is pleasing to listen to.

    • Good books evoke feelings from the audience.

    • Good books have illustrations that are consistent with the text.
    Children’s Books Awards
    Caldecott Medal and Honor Awards
    • Named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator, Randolph Caldecott, the
    Caldecott Medal is awarded each year by the Association for Library Service to Children
    to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.

    Newbery Medal and Honor Awards


    • Named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery, the Newbery Medal is
    awarded each year by the Association for Library Service to Children to the author of the
    most distinguished contribution to American literature for children published in the
    United States in the preceding year.
    Tips for picking books for
    preschoolers

     Find books that they can relate to.


     Read stories with simple plots.
     Folk tales and books with animals that act
    like humans are popular.
     Little children like rhyming books.
     Pick books that are interesting to you too.
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