How to tell a story. Although experts believe that preschoolers should not be pushed to learn to read, these young students can still develop a love of books. Children in preschool have plenty of opportunities to hear stories as well as to tell them and act them out with their friends, she adds. Listening to stories helps them grasp the concept that a plot has a beginning, a middle, and an end, and it also motivates them to want to read on their own.
Children begin to realize that print is something very meaningful.
From the foreword by Nancy Balaban, Ed. The articles are readable, concise and full of ideas. Parents, teachers, and child care providers can easily look up an area of interest. This is the beauty of the book. It identifies what toddlers and preschoolers need to be learning in preparation for school.