Reading together is one of the most powerful ways to grow your child’s speech and language skills. Below are some book suggestions and tips to make storytime extra educational.
Stay Strong in Speech All Summer Long
Reading together is one of the most powerful ways to grow your child’s speech and language skills. Below are some book suggestions and tips to make storytime extra educational.
These books are great for asking who, what, when, where, and why questions:
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems
Where’s Spot? by Eric Hill
Frog and Toad series by Arnold Lobel
Try asking: “Where is the boy going?” “Why is he sad?” “Who helped him?”
These books introduce new words and provide opportunities to describe and label:
Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson
The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson
If I Built a Car by Chris Van Dusen
Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty
Try choosing one or two new words per book and act them out or draw them together.
These books include repeating lines that help children join in and build confidence:
Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill Martin Jr.
Pete the Cat series by James Dean
We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
Encourage your child to say the repeated parts with you during the story.