- book-browsing boxes
- fiction and nonfiction books about sound (see “Recommended Books” in Unit Overview)
- author
- back cover
- front cover
- illustrator
- letter
- title
MA Standards:
Foundational Skills/RF.PK.MA.1.a: Handle books respectfully and appropriately, holding them right-side-up and turning pages one at a time from front to back.
Literature/RL.PK.MA.6: With prompting and support, “read” the illustrations in a picture book by describing a character or place depicted, or by telling how a sequence of events unfolds.
Head Start Outcomes:
Literacy Knowledge/Book Appreciation and Knowledge: Recognizes how books are read, such as front-to-back and one page at a time, and recognizes basic characteristics, such as title, author, and illustrator.
Language Development/Expressive Language: Engages in conversations with peers and adults.
PreK Learning Guidelines:
English Language Arts/Reading and Literature 7: Develop familiarity with the forms of alphabet letters, awareness of print, and letter forms.
Independent and Partner Reading, Unit 3, Week 3
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Skill Focus: Book Appreciation, Book Care and Handling, Concepts of Print, Vocabulary
Encourage children to select a book that interests them and to look at the words and pictures on their own or with other children.
Ask children to show you the front cover and to point to the title of the book. Read aloud the title.
Then ask children to tell you about the book they have selected.
- Let children turn the pages, prompting them as needed.
- Sit with children as they look at the pictures and ask them to name the objects in the books and describe the sounds they make.