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How can reading to my child help them read?
When you’re reading to your child, your child is taking in a mass of information. They learn how to hold a book, to turn pages from right to left, to look at the pictures to see what is going on in the story, and see the letters that make up the words to their favourite stories.
The movement of your lips, the sound that comes out of your mouth, the volume, the pitch, the rhythm of the words you say, as well as the pictures in the book, the colour, the movement and the feeling of the story.
And on top of that they also learn the art of concentration, listening, communication, imagination, and they build on their expanding vocabulary.
But teaching kids to read and reading to children does not seem that important to a lot of parents. I taught in nursery for some years and believe me, there is a vast difference in children who have been read to, and those who have not.
In our nursery, many parents told me that they had no time to read to their children. It only takes about ten minuets to read some of these short stories.
How very sad that many parents do not understand the importance of reading to children as a tool for teaching kids to read.
 
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Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever
. This book is a great read and really drives home the importance of reading to children to help in teaching kids to read, as well as develpoing many other skills.
Recommended Teaching Kids To Read Books
The following are my recommended teaching kids to read books, just click on the pictures to find out more.
If you don’t find what you need here, check out these Highly Rated Reading To Children Books
And as your child's reading skills develop, take a look at the Teaching Kids To Read 'I Can Read By Myself' Book Series
Time for Bed (Board book)
 
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Charming illustrations and comfortable rhymes characterize this appealing bedtime book. A twilight mood is set by dusky endpapers sprinkled with twinkling yellow stars, and by a title page showing a mother reading to a child. Double-page spreads feature animal pairs, each with a parent settling its offspring down for the nightas each babe is lulled by a gently rhyming couplet beginning with the phrase, "It's time for bed."
Dyer's watercolor illustrations are dear. Large, clearly drawn animals are placed against backgrounds of vivid hues. A variety of landscapes keeps each scene looking fresh as a foal settles down in a moonlit meadow, a pair of fish blow bubbles in blue water, and two snakes curl up in overgrown grass. Working beautifully with the soothingly repetitive text, each painting conveys a warm feeling of safety and affection. |
Where the Wild Things Are
 
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Where the Wild Things Are is one of those truly rare books that can be enjoyed equally by a child and a grown-up. If you disagree, then it's been too long since you've attended a wild rumpus.
Max dons his wolf suit in pursuit of some mischief and gets sent to bed without supper. Fortuitously, a forest grows in his room, allowing his wild rampage to continue unimpaired. Sendak's color illustrations (perhaps his finest) are beautiful, and each turn of the page brings the discovery of a new wonder. |
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Pop-Up Book
 
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In honor of the 40th anniversary of Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar comes the first-ever pop-up edition of this book. When the familiar, tiny caterpillar pops out of his egg, a dial lets readers help him chug across Carle's earthy color palette. Next, the caterpillar eats his way through a week's worth of pop-up fruit, as well as a full-page display of sweet and savory treats, (resulting in a stomach-ache), before his eventual transition into a butterfly.
The pop-ups, particularly a half-cylinder tree trunk that sprouts from the center of the spread and a large accordionlike cocoon, are well executed and engaging. While the prominent use of white space lends a sparser feel than in the picture book, the shimmering wings of the pop-up butterfly dazzle on the final spread. |
Green Eggs and Ham
 
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"Aside from the simple words, the book portrays a very important message - do not be afraid to try new things. As a parent and counsellor, I can attest to the fact that message can be one of life's greatest learning experiences not only for children but for adults as well.
We never know what we can accomplish or what we can achieve until we try. In addition, some things are not always what they seem. If you have never read a Dr. Seuss book, you have no idea of what you or your children are missing. Of all the Seuss books, this is an all-time favourite." |
Fancy Nancy: Pajama Day
 
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Nancy is all set to wear something special for Pajama Day at school. But when Bree and Clara show up in matching outfits, Nancy feels left out. Will this Pajama Day be as fun as she thought?
Jane O'Connor is the author of more than thirty books for children, including the Nina, Nina Ballerina stories, illustrated by DyAnne DiSalvo, and the Fancy Nancy picture book series. Ms. O'Connor lives with her family in ever-posh New York City. |
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