Preschool & Prekindergarten Summer Reading

Preschool & Prekindergarten Summer Reading Research asserts that reading aloud to children is the single most important activity for building the knowledge required for eventual success in reading. Children who actively listen to others read become better readers. When you read aloud to your child, you help him or her develop the skills necessary to become a successful reader. Reading aloud will also help your child:         

Learn letter names and sounds and understand that words are made up of different sounds Understand that printed words have meaning Hear and practice the rhythm and patterns of language Learn new and less common words not typically used in everyday conversation Become familiar with new concepts and ideas, which increases background knowledge and leads to greater reading comprehension Learn about the printed page and that we read from left to right and top to bottom Practice oral language skills as you talk about the books you read Develop comprehension skills Discover the pleasure of reading and develop into a life-long reader and learner

Read aloud as often as possible. To help make certain that you read at least once a day, set aside one particular time during the day to read. Keep this time special and don't let other activities interfere with reading time. Track print with your finger as you read, point out familiar words in text. Make reading a fun and interactive activity! Read at other times, too, whenever you have the chance: while in the car waiting to pick up an older child, at the doctor's office, while traveling, at the grocery store, etc. The lists on the next page of suggested summer reading books serve as guides to assist you in selecting quality books that are appropriate for your child’s age and developmental level. Select books that are fun and interesting to both you and your child so that you foster a life-long love of reading!

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Suggested Rhyming Books Rhyming is important to emergent literacy and learning to read because it teaches children about the language. Rhyming helps children learn about word families and the sound of the language as well as the patterns and structure of both spoken and written language.           

Is Your Mama a Llama by Deborah Guarina Quick as a Cricket by Don & Audrey Wood Jamberry by Bruce Degen Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up her Wash by Sarah Weeks Good Night Moon by Margaret Wise Brown Time for Bed by Mem Fox Miss Spider’s Tea Party by David Kirk Wild About Books by Judy Sierra Barnyard Dance by Sandra Boynton Any Dr. Seuss book Nursery Rhymes and Poems

Suggested Books with Predictable Text Predictable books make use of rhyme, repetition of words, phrases, sentences and refrains, and such patterns as cumulative structure, repeated scenes, interlocking structure and turn-around plots. These stories invite children to make predictions or guesses about words, phrases, sentences, events and characters that could come next in the story.          

The Mitten by Jan Brett Chester’s Way by Kevin Henkes Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill Martin, Jr. Mouse Paint by Ellen S. Walsh Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears by V. Aardena Buzz, Buzz, Buzz Went the Bumblebee by Colin West The Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle The Napping House by Audrey Wood Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen Classic Stories such as: Chicken Licken The Gingerbread Man Goldilocks and the Three Bears The Three Little Pigs Three Billy Goats Gruff

Suggested Books for Reading Aloud               

Stellaluna by Jannell Cannon Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel Listen, Buddy by H. Lester Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes Lilly’s Purple Plastis Purse by Kevin Henkes Yoko Writes Her Name by R. Wells A Sick Day for Amos McGee by P.C. Stead More Bears! By Ken Nesbitt Spoon by A.K. Rosenthal Beautiful Oops! By B. Saltzberg Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun by M. Dismondy Elephant and Piggy books by Mo Willems The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn Corduroy by Don Freeman Folk Tales, Fairy Tales and Nursery Rhymes

Suggested ABC Books  Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. and J. Archambault  Alphabet Rescue by Audrey and Bruce Wood  Alphabet Adventure by Audrey and Bruce Wood  Alphabet Mystery by Audrey and Bruce Wood  26 Big Things Little Hands Do by Coleen Paratore  Alphabet Under Construction by Denis Flemming  Farmyard Tales, Alphabet Book by Heather Amery and Stephen Cartwright  Shiver Me Letters: A Pirate ABC by June Sobel

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Eric Carle Dr. Seuss Laura Numeroff Don and Audrey Wood Robert Munsch Shirley Neitzel

Happy reading and happy summer! page 2 of 2