Here at Little Scallywags, we want our children to love books, to engage in books and to find the magic in reading.We know the best ways to improve a child's vocabulary is through consistent and engaging interactions like reading aloud and everyday conversations.Children who have positive reading experiences tend to develop larger vocabularies, become better readers, and perform better in school.In nursery, we support early reading every day through rich story times, singing and rhymes, conversations, sharing books, encouraging children to notice print, and giving them lots of opportunities to make marks and talk about their ideas. All of this builds the language, confidence and sound-awareness skills they need to become successful readers when the time is right.At Little Scallywags, you will find the magic of reading is embedded in every room. From gentle nursery rhymes and puppets in our baby room, getting louder and engaging with our Toddlers through to imaginative stories expanding our vocabulary in our Pre School rooms.Books are brought to life and our choice of books ensures children remember familiar rhymes, songs and stories forever.Want to know how you can continue this at home?Talk and listen to your children actively - narrate your day and expand on their words/sentences.Read t0 them daily - share books with varied vocabulary asking questions.Make story time fun - make it interactive and use props/ puppets. Use voices and be silly! Build a den and read with a torch before bedtime!Not only is this an effective way to boost your child's success - it can be fun and engaging for the whole family and bring everyone together! :)
