the baby discovers the world.
everything is new!
sounds, shapes and colours... everything is sensorial, even the voice of who tells me a short story, short rhymes, short musical and sonorous texts.
"I love to bite, hold, pull, drool, eat ... everything I can get my hands on!"
when you like a story you have to listen to it
again and again!
repetition is an important element of learning: it helps establish trust and security, and it challenges doubting and uncertainty.
“I need to be picked up and a hug, together with my favorite story.”
imagination and illustrations start to trail their way and creativity makes
other stories within the story
“I love to listen and to retell the story, explaining and making up new characters or a different ending. I'm an expert in finding other stories in illustrations, that adults can't see.”
it's the beginning of reading but it shouldn't be confused with
homework
images are very important, they bring lightness and fun to the text.
“I love to join letters and words, but it's too tiresome, please keep reading...”
reading is a pleasure and a tool to communicate and socialize
starts to have favorite topics and books
“I love to talk with my friends about my favourite books and try out what they are reading.”
the habit of reading establishes and starts to develop relationships with topics and characters
chooses their own books.
reading becomes routine, a pleasure.
“I know what I want to read and what I like, leave me alone...”
