Independent Readers
4/10/2024 | 1m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
Providing children with regular opportunities to choose their own books empowers them.
Independent reading allows young children to begin seeing themselves as readers and develops their book handling, print awareness, and early comprehension skills. It also gives them valuable opportunities to revisit favorite books again and again.
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Learning to Read is a local public television program presented by WNPT
Funding for LEARNING TO READ is provided by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation and the Hays Foundation.
Independent Readers
4/10/2024 | 1m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
Independent reading allows young children to begin seeing themselves as readers and develops their book handling, print awareness, and early comprehension skills. It also gives them valuable opportunities to revisit favorite books again and again.
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- By listening to stories, children begin to understand story structure, learn new vocabulary, and make connections with the world around them.
Independent reading plays an essential part in promoting literacy.
Providing children with regular opportunities to choose their own books empowers them to make decisions as readers, supports their independence.
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- Independent reading allows young children to begin seeing themselves as readers.
And develops their book handling, print awareness, and early comprehension skills.
It also gives them valuable opportunities to revisit favorite books again and again.
Independent book selection can naturally boost confidence too.
Whether it's with a teacher, in a group of friends, or on their own, reading can give children power and independence to become great readers in their own unique way, going forward.
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