It can be offered at the beginning of the year or on multiple occasions, as needed. These books should have a limited amount of print and might feature a rhyme, a pattern, or a repetitive phrase throughout. If your program is in a school, kindergarten and first-grade teachers or the reading resource teacher can also help you. Have your tutors read the books and notice what they have in common, such as how the print is arranged, the relationship between the pictures and the words, the number of words on a page, and the use of pattern, repetition, and rhyme. Think about how these books support emergent readers and how they can be used to support the learning of the specific children that participants tutor.
Participants can compile a bibliography as a resource for other tutors and the program.
For additional activities or assistance, please call. Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory Email Webmaster Tel.