Did you know that you can have a new book delivered to your child each month! Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is dedicated to inspiring a love of reading by gifting books free of charge to children from birth to age five, through funding shared by Dolly Parton and local community partners in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and Republic of Ireland.
3 To 5 Years Old
Continue reading to your child as he/she ages. Children continue to benefit from being read to in the pre-school years, building essential early literacy skills as they grow into readers.
Read to your child every day. Children who have high interest in reading are read to every day, often by multiple people.
Make reading a regular event that everyone participates in.
Read books multiple times. Reading the same book over (and over) encourages children to participate in the reading activity through
contributing to the “reading” and asking questions.
Think about it!
Ask your child questions about the characters or the story that require predicting, imagining, or making inferences.
Examples: How do you think Madeline feels right now? If you were Peter Rabbit, what would you do?
Make it relevant!
Relate books to your child’s life.
Example: Can you think of a time you were reluctant to try something new like Little Burro?
Begin with sounds!
Point out beginning sounds.
Example: Did you hear a word that started with the same MMMMM sound as your name?
Name it!
Practice letter names.
Example: Name the letters you recognize on the cover of the book.
Read it!
Encourage your child to read common words.
Example: This word, t-h-e, is the. Help me read “the” when you see it in the book.
Encourage curiosity!
Respond to your child’s questions about letters, numbers, and reading.
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