Open the Door for Reading: expo Reading Aloud comes for Reading

Reading to young children‌ the next level An interactive exhibition

Reading aloud to children helps them learn to read sooner and with greater enjoyment. When we think of ‘reading

How do young children learn to read?

How do they develop a love of books and stories?

When do children begin to discover the world of letters and numbers? How can we support children in this process?

aloud’ we immediately imagine reading from books.

This exhibition ‘Reading to Children: the Next Level’ tries to expand the notion of reading aloud.

The exhibition visualises many small steps that lead to reading. In fact, the whole world is a book. Visitors will go on a discovery journey through the world of letters, numbers and stories.

FOR PARENTS AND PROFESSIONALS The exhibition shows parents of young children (0 to 6y) how much they contribute at home to the (reading) development of their children.

And what more they can do.

The exhibition also provides inspiration to those working with children in a professional capacity, such as child care workers and nursery school teachers.

Guiding principles ‘Quality time’ + ‘warm and loving back and forth interactions’ & Natural learning

TYPES OF LITERATURE Oral literature (real world 3D) Pictorial literature (depicted world 2D) Literature from books …

Instant methods Reading the real world you can see, touch, smell, hear, taste

• Faces • Peek a booh and hide and seek • Lullabies, nursery rhymes and tickling games or action verses • Spons-OR (spunge) • Wheel of fortune

Instant methods Reading pictures of the real world

• Shadows • Lights • Street images • Illustrated fridge and washing basket with illustrated clothing • Paper theatre

Thank you!

More information Nicoleta Vandeputte, Krista Donckers DIY.voorlezen@gmail.com