Echoing the sentiment of Children’s Book Week, St Nicholas’ Pedagogy Team believes that literacy learning is a lifelong journey that isn’t packed into a singular week.
This underpins the curation of these resources where it is intended that these suggestions are applied in incremental phases to suit the pace and available resourcing for your young learner.
Discover how to foster a love of reading, benefits and opportune learning moments whilst providing and sharing reading moments with your little learner.
*These resources and suggestions, are applicable to any child aged 0-5.
Ways to develop children’s love of reading
Storytelling can transport us to new realities and perspectives. Here are some suggestions for instilling and nurturing a love of reading:
- Incorporate reading into your daily routine.
- Provide easy open access to books.
- Connect with your local library.
- Immerse children in a literacy-rich environment, both indoors and outdoors.
- Provide a comfortable, quiet place to read together.
- Converse with children throughout the story with open-ended questions and descriptive language.
- Aim to read at least three books per day (which equates to over 1000 a year)!
What are some benefits of reading together?
Unpack the six key benefits of reading and its contribution to young learners’ growth and development.
Turning literacy concepts into learning opportunities
Discover ten literacy concepts that can become enriching learning moments.
Needing a bit more?
All of the details in these resources are incorporated into the programming provided by St Nicholas Early Education. For bespoke support regarding your child’s growth and development, please get in touch with your child’s educators.
