How to use Eric Carle Books to Develop Reading Skills in Preschoolers

HOW TO USE ERIC CARLE BOOKS TO DEVELOP READING SKILLS IN PRESCHOOLERS Submitted By - Salintha Gunasekara https://www.palosverdesmontessori.com/ PalosVerdesMontessori@gmail.com (310) 541-2405

One of the very important activities you can do with your babies is reading and storytelling as this helps in their brain and language development. Besides this, reading and storytelling can:     

Help kids learn phonics, words, and language.

Spark their imagination and stimulate curiosity.

Help develop their brain, concentration, social, and communication skills.

Assist them to understand the difference between ‘real’ and ‘make-believe’.

Develop their understanding of the world around them.

So, as parents, it is your responsibility to develop your child’s reading skills from the very beginning and according to the Preschool teachers, to do so you can opt for the picture books authored by Eric Carle.

Eric Carle’s ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ and ‘Brown Bear Brown Bear, What Do You See?’ are the two most popular books among teachers and kids. While you may think that the kids get attracted to the bright illustrations and simple writing style of these books, there is much more going on under the surface. This is why childcare experts recommend using Eric Carle books to develop reading and linguistic skills in preschoolers. In many play schools, teachers use these picture books as anchor texts for their reading programs.

But what makes teaching with Eric Carle books so captivating for children and adults? Please go through the following slides to find the answer to this question.

Eric Carle Books Are Predictable Pattern Books.

Predictable Pattern Books help kids predict and this is a very important comprehension skill. To make sense of the text and master the process of reading for comprehension and meaning, kids should learn how to predict. Eric Carle's books assist them to do this from an early age. The predictability of following the caterpillar through the seven days of the week in ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ helps them understand that stories should have a sequence of events. As they read the story, they can easily predict the next action. Kids feel involved with the story and can easily able to comprehend the text.

Matching Illustrations Enhance Fluency and Comprehension.

Illustrations play a very important part in picture books. Bright, text-matching illustrations provide young readers with an immediate vision of the characters, setting, and mood of the story. Looking at the pictures, they can instantly build a connection with the characters. Kids do not need to know all the letter sounds to read the multi-syllabic word like, caterpillar in ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’. The word comes quite a few times in the story and the matching illustration on every page helps them to recognize it and read it effortlessly.

Eric Carle Books use High-Frequency Words.

High-frequency words are one of the main types of sight words that occur most frequently in texts. These are words (like and, the, as, it, etc) having little meaning on their own but they contribute significantly to the meaning of a sentence. In Preschool Rolling Hills CA, teachers always encourage kids to read more of Eric Carle's books as they use plenty of high-frequency words. These words normally do not follow any spelling rules, so kids have to memorize their spellings. While reading Eric Carle’s books, kids constantly grapple with high-frequency words and in the process, they learn their spellings.

Reading Becomes A Fun Activity When You Use Eric Carle’s Books.

‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’, ‘Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear’, ‘The Very Busy Spider’ are some of Eric Carle’s famous books. Besides these, almost all his books are quite entertaining and tell stories about the world around them. This is ultimately what Daycare teachers are always aiming for: encouraging children to enjoy reading. As kids start loving the activity, they develop a sense of wonder in them that not only propel their little minds through the learning process but also help them to be independent, lifelong readers.

In Palos Verdes Montessori, teachers always put stress on developing children’s reading and comprehension skills. To help kids achieve this objective, they always inspire the little minds to read Eric Carle’s predictable pattern books. They even do various activities related to stories to make them feel connected with the characters in the books. In fact, you can even buy at least some of Eric Carle’s books and have read-aloud sessions with your toddlers. If not reading, just seeing the pictures in the books with your kids and talking about them would promote bonding between you and your kids.

Reference Palos Verdes Montessori https://www.palosverdesmontessori.com/ PalosVerdesMontessori@gmail.com (310) 541-2405 Address: 28451 Indian Peak Road, Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274

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