{"id":1934,"date":"2012-04-12T14:14:14","date_gmt":"2012-04-12T21:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/betherebedtimestories.wordpress.com\/?p=944"},"modified":"2012-04-12T14:14:14","modified_gmt":"2012-04-12T21:14:14","slug":"top-4-things-you-should-know-when-reading-to-a-toddler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/read.betherebedtimestories.com\/?p=1934","title":{"rendered":"Top 4 Things You Should Know When Reading to a Toddler"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Image\"<\/a>1. Have Repetition and Be Predictable:\u00a0<\/strong>Do you remember how smart you felt, as a kid, when you figured out what was going to happen next in a story?\u00a0With\u00a0toddlers, it\u2019s important to include books that contain repetitions, as they mature, add predictable and rhyming books.\u00a0Read stories again and again. Your toddler enjoys repetition and it helps them become familiar with the way stories are organized.<\/p>\n

2. Use Expressions & Rhymes:\u00a0<\/strong>The beauty of reading with children is that you won’t \"Image\"<\/a>be reading to a peanut gallery of harsh critics – release your inhibitions! Read with expression using different voices for different characters. This change in tone can help keep the child engaged and also teaches the art of storytelling – which is one of the benefits of our hands-free video storytelling platform! Toddlers also love rhythms and rhymes in stories, give them opportunities throughout the story to repeat rhyming phrases. Better yet, add a tune to it.<\/p>\n

3. Have Chil<\/strong>d Repeat:<\/strong>\u00a0Encourage your child to repeat what you say or comment on it and
\n\"\"<\/a>encourage them to ask questions. Provide models of interesting questions and examples of\u00a0possible answers. “I wonder where they are going to next? I think the bear will trip in the rock because he\u00a0is not\u00a0paying attention to where he is going. What do you think?”. Also encourage your child to make\u00a0paying attention to where he is going. What do you think?”. Also encourage your child to make\u00a0up next steps in the story, such as- \u201cwhat\u00a0would you like to see happen next\u201d? This is the spark that storytelling causes in an imagination!<\/p>\n

4. Make it a Routine\/Habit:<\/strong>\u00a0Make reading a habit for bedtime, after lunch, or after naptime. Research abounds on the benefits of daily reading for a child’s foundation of literacy for life. \"\"<\/a>Combine reading with an encounter with relatives that are distant for uber-enhanced bonding! Bedtime stories happen every night, so pick one night a week and your child will begin to look forward to this reading time on the computer (or tablet) – as will the family\u00a0member\u00a0committed to this time with the child. You can even calendar the\u00a0reading day so that they know when it is coming. Have them put stickers on each reading day so they can see when it is happening. Kids often approach the habit of reading as a chore, so by integrating it with computer privileges makes it cool and the storytelling dynamic teaches them about creativity.that has<\/p>\n


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1. Have Repetition and Be Predictable:\u00a0Do you remember how smart you felt, as a kid, when you figured out what was going to happen next in a story?\u00a0With\u00a0toddlers, it\u2019s important to include books that contain repetitions, as they mature, add predictable and rhyming books.\u00a0Read stories again and again. Your toddler enjoys repetition and it helps […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,67],"tags":[100,58,101,123,184,75,79,89,63,188,189,190,191,94,192],"class_list":["post-1934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","category-tips-for-reading","tag-books","tag-child","tag-children","tag-childrens-books","tag-early-childhood","tag-early-literacy","tag-early-readers","tag-education","tag-reading","tag-rhyme","tag-shopping","tag-storytelling","tag-tips-for-reading-2","tag-toddler","tag-toddlers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/read.betherebedtimestories.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1934"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/read.betherebedtimestories.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/read.betherebedtimestories.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/read.betherebedtimestories.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/read.betherebedtimestories.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1934"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/read.betherebedtimestories.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1934\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/read.betherebedtimestories.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/read.betherebedtimestories.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/read.betherebedtimestories.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}