Six Key Strategies to Support Early Readers

I wish to start this article with three key words which will be used throughout. The words are meaning, structure and visuals.

When children learn to read books there is more to experiencing a story or text than just looking at the words.

Children discover literature through meaning. They find meaning by looking at the pictures, exploring the characters and being asked questions like: What can you see? Where is the story set?

Once a child can see what is happening within a story this then supports their word recognition. Before you look at words in a book always talk about the pictures.