We are all READERS! 😊

This week, we found out some very exciting news...everyone in our class can read! 😊 That's because we can all read books by reading the pictures, or taking a "picture walk."

We practiced reading the pictures by using some wordless picture books, like this one below, Pancakes for Breakfast, by Tomie dePaola. On each page, we practiced looking for details in the picture and telling the story that's happening aloud. This is reading! Taking a picture walk, or reading the pictures, is the first thing we teach children to do as they begin reading. This important step helps children gain a sense of story and eventually makes decoding words an easier feat. This is because they are using the meaning of the story to read.

Make sure to have your child read the pictures of their books at home to you. They are excellent picture walkers, as you can tell in the photos below.