(gentle music) - Haley, let's read a book.
- Yay.
- What about "Brown Bear Brown Bear?"
(Haley claps) A normal part of reading development is letting children pretend to read by allowing them to recite books they have memorized.
Haley loves books with lots of repetition and rhymes.
Once she chooses a favorite, I give her chances to fill in the blanks and phrases.
What do you see?
- I see a white dog looking at me.
- I read slowly and smile, letting Haley know she's doing a great job participating.
You are doing awesome.
When we encourage our kids to pretend to read books with repetition and rhyme, most will eventually memorize the book and imitate our reading.
When children anticipate what's coming next in the story or poem, they have a sense of mastery over the book.
When children feel power, they have the courage to try.
The end.
Great job.
(gentle music) - [Announcer] Sponsored by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, helping build literacy skills and encouraging parents and children to spend 20 minutes a day reading together.