"Part of being who you are has to do with feeling your feelings, which means you'll have a wide range of emotions -not just constant sunshiny happiness."
Janet Gonzalez-Mena
"Experts generally agree that taking all opportunities to read books and other material aloud to children is the best preparation for their learning to read. The pleasures of being read to are far more likely to strengthen a child's desire to learn to read than are repetitions of sounds, alphabet drills, and deciphering uninteresting words."
Lilian Katz
Reading/Children's Literature/Children
Children do love to be read to and then once they think they know the story they like to read to you. I find myself constantly reading the same stories to my toddlers because they request them. I find that they are reciting what is on the next page before I even get there. The best is when I have to get up from the group for a moment and when I look back there is a toddler sitting where I was with the book upside down reading the story. This is the best.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your quotes. I guess its true life as a child or adult can't always be shiney and full of happiness. I enjoyed reading your quotes. If you haven't had a chance to add me to your feed please do when you get a chance.
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