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== Different types of books are appreciated at different age levels. As a teacher, great books for each age level has to be known. Also HOW to get each child to want to read is important. Every lesson is enhanced with a good picture book. In the following pages, I have included several of my lessons some of which contain great books for children.== 0-2 Years Old

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- Infants also can benefit from good literature ======

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- when choosing books for very young children consider physical elements such as how well they can see the pictures, and how long they will sit still ====== ====- Collections of nursery rhymes, board books, concept books, interactive books are good books for this age group ==== ====- Concept Books- a picture book that explores an idea (trains) rather than telling a story. Many of these books have no plot but use repeated elements in the illustrations.==== ====- Baby Books- simply designed, brightly illustrated, durable that are intended for use for children ==== ====<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">- <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Interactive Books- picture books that stimulate a child’s verbal or physical participation ==== ====<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">- <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Ex. Interactive book : “Pat the Bunny”- by Patricia Kunhardt ==== ====<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">- <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Wordless Books- depends entirely on carefully sequenced illustrations to present the story. There is no text, so the illustrations must be highly narrative. ====

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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">- <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Invite reader and listener to “talk the book through” - wordless or with brief text, simple format ======

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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">- <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Toy Books- use paper that has been cut, folded and constructed to provide pop up, see through, moveable, and 3 dimensional illustrations ======

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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 150%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2-4 Years Old -<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Many books enjoyed by babies are also enjoyed by toddlers, but with slight different in emphasis <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">- <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Concept Books- a picture book that explores an idea (trains) or concept (opposites) rather than telling a story. Many of these books have no plot but use repeated elements in the illustrations. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">- <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Counting Books- presents numbers, usually 1-10 to acquaint young children with the numerals and their shapes ( 1, 2, 3...) and the number names ( one, two, three…) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">- <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Alphabet/ ABC Books- present the alphabet letter by letter to acquaint young children with the shapes and names of the 26 letters. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">- <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Simple picture storybooks- a book in which a story is told through both words and pictures. - <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Children this age take pride in reading these books because they have accomplished some of these tasks - <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Ex: “Owen” by Kevin Henkes <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">

- <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Increasing independence and enthusiasm for finding out about the world - <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Stories where children interact with other kids, begin school, spend time away from home are enjoyed <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">- <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Picture Storybooks- a book in which a story is told through both words and pictures. Text and illustrations occur with equal frequency in these books are the heart of literature experience during these years - <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Ex: What to do With a Tail Like This- by Steve Jenkins <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">- <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Easy-to-Read Books- are created to help the beginner reader read independently, form word patterns and make use of familiar words - <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Ex: “Frog and Toad” Series by Arnold Lobel - <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">children love to read about learning interesting facts
 * 4-7 Years Old**

- <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Accept others perspectives - <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Recognize life and people do not fit into simple good and bad categories - <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Develop understanding of past and future time, and enjoy books about children in past, present, or future - <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Begin to assert growing ability to meet their own needs <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">- <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Picture Books for older readers- generally mores sophisticated, abstract, and complex in themes and stories. - <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Advantages of picture books in elementary school: A. teacher read aloud for supplements or an intro to a subject B. Text Set- several books on the same topic C. Models of excellent writing D. Factual content that is reinforced through the book E. Models of excellent writing <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">- <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Books for this age enter on adventures of young characters in their neighborhood or community - <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Transitional Books- special books for children that can read but are not yet fluent readers - <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Ex: A Dog on Barkham Street by Mary Stolz
 * 7-9 Years Old**

- <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Rapidly developing physical and mental skills, ready for more complicated story plots - <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Historical fiction and science fiction can be introduced and enjoyed - <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Flashbacks, symbolism, and dialects of different cultures are now understood - <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Peers in survival stories about growing up and facing challenges of life - <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Moral dilemmas and other points of views - <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Ex: “Wringer” by Jerry Spinelli - <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">knowing the child’s reading preference is best for this age- they start to know what they like
 * 9-12 Years Old**

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