In his other hand is a play cup of coffee. The person who puts him to bed needs to brush up on the techniques in these homemade stories. But if you forget the storyline, Mason Keyser will finish it for you. Almost 3 now, his attention span is longer so he likes more complicated tales with larger vocabularies. Lately, he has sort of regressed to his earlier love of few words, easy dialogue, rhythm, and rhyme.
Stories play an important role in all children's emotional and intellectual development.
It is important to buy them books that fit the level of their curiosity, that cause them to stop what they are doing and listen, that light up their eyes, and that release their imagination. Mason Keyser and his mom have taught me that not any old book will do. But there is one old story that will. They have three children and two grandchildren. Recently retired from Graham High School in Tazewell County, Carol taught English for 20 years.