The Magic of Sharing Stories 📚
Sharing stories with your child is one of the most special things you can do together. It helps children develop their language, learn new words, use their imagination and develop a lifelong love of reading.
You don't need to be a confident reader to share a story! It's about spending time together, talking and enjoying a book.
When sharing a story with your child, you could:
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Let them turn the pages. This helps them become familiar with books and how they work.
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Talk about what you can see. Look at the pictures together. What can you spot? What do you notice? Can you find something hiding on the page?
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Ask questions and listen to their ideas. What do you think might happen next? How might the character be feeling? There are no right or wrong answers when you're exploring ideas together.
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Bring the story to life. Use funny voices, make sounds, pull faces and act out what is happening.
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Enjoy listening together. Sometimes, your child might simply want to snuggle up and listen to you read. That's wonderful too!
Is it okay to read the same book again and again?
Absolutely! Young children often love hearing their favourite stories over and over again, and repetition is really beneficial. Each time they hear a familiar story, they can become more confident with the words, recognise patterns, join in with repeated phrases and begin to retell parts of the story themselves. So, if your child asks for the same book for the tenth time, enjoy it!
Need some books to share at home?
Every child brings home a sharing book in their reading folder for you to enjoy together. If you would like some additional books, please speak to a member of the team. You could also visit Keighley Library to discover a wonderful range of books to borrow and enjoy together.
Enjoy a story with us!
Miss Halliday and Mr Midgley have recorded a few stories for you to enjoy at home. We hope you have fun listening together!
Although we love sharing stories with you through our videos, there is nothing quite like sharing a real book together. Whether it's a parent, carer, brother, sister, auntie, uncle, grandparent or another special person, these moments of connection, conversation and imagination are truly precious.