Reading Pictures 3 Kinds of Illustrated Books for

Reading Pictures 3 Kinds of Illustrated Books for Children

Illustrated Books for Preschoolers n simple n bright n durable

Illustrated Books for Preschoolers n feature an episodic text of n n a few words per page few pages n emphasize patterns

Illustrated Books for Preschoolers Baby Books n may be made of n board n cloth n vinyl n encourage physical interaction through inventive formats

Illustrated Books for Preschoolers Baby Books n feature basic concepts or nursery rhymes n stimulate dialogue between the child and the reader

Illustrated Books for Preschoolers Interactive books stimulate verbal or physical participation by n asking questions n encouraging clapping n allowing readers to touch or manipulate pages

Illustrated Books for Preschoolers Toy books, including engineered or mechanical books, feature paper cut, folded, constructed to pop-up, see-through 3 dimensions n Harold Lenz, Pop-Up Mother Goose

Concept Books n Concept books define n ideas, like opposites n objects, like trains n activities, like work n They are oriented to patterns not plots n Two special kinds of concept books are n n alphabet books counting books

Counting Books Counting books teach n numeral recognition n concepts of number and quantity n numeric order

Alphabet Books n Alphabet books teach n n visual recognition of letters alphabet order n They are often arranged by theme for coherence

Nursery Rhyme Books n n Nursery rhyme books enhance auditory discrimination vocabulary development cultural literacy musical and poetic appreciation

Illustrated Books for Older Children n Illustrated books for older children tend to feature a narrative text n n realistic or fantastic traditional or modern n They support children’s development as readers

Picture Storybooks Picture storybooks balance between text and illustrations to tell the story. They feature n challenging vocabulary n a 32 -page layout

Wordless Books n Wordless or pure picture books have (virtually) no text n Readers create their own verbal text by n n following the grammar of narrative using their imaginations

Easy-to-read Books Easy-to-read books are for beginning readers n large print n limited or controlled vocabulary n repetitive or rhyming text

Transitional Readers Transitional readers are for independent readers who are not yet fluent readers: n lengthy text n few illustrations n uncomplicated style and vocabulary