Little readers, big adventures!
While sharing stories with your child, you may not realise it but you are developing their language, vocabulary and communication skills.
You don’t have to be a great reader yourself, just sharing stories with your little one will make a difference and let their imagination run wild!
Stories are a great way to support your child with issues they are facing if they are having a difficult time. This is also a lovely bonding activity for siblings to do together.
The opportunities that a book offers are just endless!
Top tips:
- Find a suitable time: a time when you don’t have to rush and can really enjoy looking at books
- Remove any distractions: turn off the TV/radio and put your phone on silent – this way, your child can clearly hear what you are saying and all the attention is on just being together
- Follow your child’s lead: let them talk about the pictures and what they can see
- Play a guessing game: help your child to predict what will happen next in the story
- Use different voices for different characters: for example, if a character is excited then use an excited voice
- Read in different places: at the park under a tree, at the beach, in the bath, in the garden, in a story den under the table
- Don’t worry if you don’t get to the end of the book: it’s the process of sharing the story together that is the most important thing
