Incoming Kindergarteners

Early and Emergent Storybook Reading Strategies

• Read and reread familiar books to and with your child as often as possible.

• Choose stories that follow conventional story structure (ex. beginning, middle, end) and have illustrations that clearly match the words on the page.

• Read stories cover to cover with natural reactions and gestures.

• Give children the opportunity to reread or retell familiar books as best they can.

• Practice book handling skills:

  • Book Orientation- locating the front, back, and first page of the book

  • Locating print on the page and differentiating it from the picture

  • Reading from or pointing from left to right as you read

• Point out letters and words in everyday life (ex. while driving in the car)