Recognition in Reading
What Can You Learn From Books?
Beginner
Read a picture book. Identify different pictures using the object’s name or description.
Tip: Say, “Point to the bee!” or “Show me the purple flower!”
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Intermediate
Point out letters and words in the book.
Tip: Say, “Point to the word cat,” “Show me the letter B,” or “What letter is this?”
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Experienced
Name and spell words from the book once finished reading.
Tip: Say, “Spell truck” or “Spell tire” if the book was about trucks.
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Why is this important?
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Connecting letters and pictures to the corresponding words will strengthen a child’s literacy abilities.
References: Lysaker, J., & Hopper, E. (2015). A Kindergartner’s Emergent Strategy Use During Wordless Picture Book Reading. Reading Teacher, 68(8), 649–657. https://doi-org.uwinnipeg.idm.oclc.org/10.1002/trtr.1352 Piasta, S. B., Justice, L. M., McGinty, A. S., & Kaderavek, J. N. (2012). Increasing young children’s contact with print during shared reading: Longitudinal effects on literacy achievement. Child Development, 83(3), 810–820. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2012.01754.x