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For children to:

Enjoy looking at pictures and vocalising.

Engage with caregivers by moving to the rhythm of songs and rhymes. 
 

Demonstrate enthusiasm through voice and body language. 

Choose books which are relevant to children’s and their families’ culture and language. 

For children to:

Enjoy watching other children and being part of the group. 

Physically respond to patterned language (e.g. finger rhymes). 

Demonstrate your enthusiasm for books and reading.

Choose books that invite children to respond physically (e.g. clapping, stamping, wriggling).  

For children to:

Be able to identify with characters in books who are like themselves. 

Choose a book to borrow and take home. 

Choose books which are free from gender bias and cultural bias. 

Choose books where pictures give clues to meanings of words, especially for children from diverse backgrounds.

For children to:

Have the opportunity to talk about their responses to books.

Choose a book in an area of interest to borrow and take home. 

Talk about your own responses to books and make your thinking “visible” (e.g. ‘poor bear’). 

Make the books you read available to children for exploration after the session.