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READ WITH ME

Reading as part of everyday life

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”Reading is the best investment in a child’s future.” �luelapselle.fi��Reading boosts:�Imagination�Interaction skills�Empathy skills�Vocabulary�School readiness�Wide worldview�Understanding difference�Self-knowledge�Self-expression

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Reading together, talking about pictures and own experiences

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Make the space and time for reading. ��Accept the child’s initiatives.��Listen to the child and give them room to speak.

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Reading pictures, voice, video, signs, people, and written text

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Remember that literacy is more than reading a written text.��Learn to cope in different environments and situations such as visits to other people’s homes or on the Internet.��Offer stories told aloud, as well as presented as pictures, sounds, and motion.

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Learning to face even challenging emotions and act in different situations

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Be empathic – identify, verbalize, and understand.

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Face challenging and exciting situations with the help of stories or books.

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Use a book to prepare a child for new situations and things at hand.

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Learning to calm down and be present

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Use a book to calm down.��Enjoy the moments of closeness while reading.��Remember that reading lowers stress levels, including yours.

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Book tips for everyday challenges

  • Getting dressed: Wolde: Tommy Goes Out; Oud: Getting Dressed; Cousins: Maisy’s Clothes
  • Eating: Butterworth: Lunchbox – The Story of Your Food; Hirst: Monster Food
  • Emotions: Higgins: Mother Bruce; Percival: Ruby’s Worry; Clark: Tiger Days; Llenas: The Color Monster
  • Social skills: Higgins: We Don’t Eat Our Classmates; Percival: Meesha Makes Friends; Anthony: Thank You, Mr. Panda
  • Sleeping: Lindgren: I Don’t Want to Go to Bed; Gutman & Hallensleben: Penelope Says Good Night; Cousins: Maisy Goes to Bed; Cousins: Maisy’s Bedtime; Cad: Kai Goes to Sleep
  • Going to the doctor: Cousins: Doctor Maisy; Sleger: Doctors and What They Do; Hunt: Going to the Doctor; May: Doctorsaurus
  • Toilet training: Patricelli: Potty; Ross: I Want My Potty!; Willis: Who’s in the Loo?
  • Starting kindergarten: Cousins: Maisy Goes to Nursery; Melling: Hugless Douglas Goes to Little School
  • Starting school: Wäre: First Day at School; Lloyd: First Day at Bug School; Philip: I Have to Start at School Today; Gaiman: Chu’s First Day of School

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Material made by:�Eveliina Lesonen�Katri Hiekkala�Leena Mela�Dolls: �Laura Kinnunen�Thank you: �Tuomas Heimala

Mikko Mäkelä

Ella Valkama