Getting ready for story time Choosing books • Label the books in your child’s • library so they Pick books with bright colours and simple, can recognize their favourites. uncluttered pictures. (For example, this • kit includes tactile heart and Photographs may be easier for your child to see star stickers that you and understand than illustrations. can use but you can also – glue texture strips like • Pick books with high-contrast, large words and letters, or textures, depending on what your child can see. • Find books with rhymes and interesting words to Ask a librarian keep your attention (which is especially child’s important if they see the pictures). can’t Remember, librarians are there • books with lots of pictures, but think Don’t avoid to assist you. Ask about how need to tell the story differently. you’ll have to describe everything, but them for help with You don’t remember: who? what? where? when? why? finding books to interest your child. • Let your child pick the book they want to hear for story time. fine sandpaper or velvet to the book spine so your child can find them.) 6
Getting ready for story time Choosing books • Pick books with bright colours and simple, uncluttered pictures. • Photographs may be easier for your child to see and understand than illustrations. • Pick books with high-contrast, large words and letters, or textures, depending on what your child can see. • Find books with rhymes and interesting words to keep your child’s attention (which is especially important if they can’t see the pictures). • Don’t avoid books with lots of pictures, but think about how you’ll need to tell the story differently. You don’t have to describe everything, but remember: who? what? where? when? why? • Let your child pick the book they want to hear for story time. • Label the books in your child’s library so they can recognize their favourites. (For example, this kit includes tactile heart and star stickers that you can use – but you can also glue texture strips like Ask a librarian Remember, librarians are there to assist you. Ask them for help with finding books to interest your child. fine sandpaper or velvet to the book spine so your child can find them.) 6
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