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    Reading for Pre-Schoolers

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      greenbean2011
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      hello everyone,

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      fyi – sharing.


      It is good to expose your kid from young, to read a wide range of various storybooks, from different topics.

      some primary schools adopt Stellar reading programme.
      Teacher read aloud stories from Big books.
      after hearing, pupils break up into small groups to perform creative story telling, with actions. This is called Big Book sharing.


      some of these books are found at National library.
      They are written by renown writer, Joy Cowley.
      Other authors include:-
      Julie Lacome, Mercer Mayer, Brenda Parkes, Judith Smith, Suchen Christine and Shari Halpern.


      below is a list of some Big book titles where teachers share with the primary 1 pupils in class.


      Term 1

      1) The Farm Concert
      2) Smarty Pants
      3) The Red Rose
      4) To Town
      5) Dan the Flying Man
      6) Hairy Bear
      7) Mrs Wishy Washy
      😎 Walking through the Jungle

      Term 2

      9) Crocodile’s Tea
      10) Who Will be my Mother?
      11) Short, Tall, Big or Small
      12) Grumpy Elephant
      13) Poggy Frog and the Cows
      14) The Hungry Giant
      15) The Giant’s Ice Cream


      Term 3

      16) The Jigaree
      17) My River
      18) Ants in a Hurry
      19) There was an Old Woman who Swallowed a Fly
      20) Lazy Duck
      21) The King’s Cake
      22) The Enormous Watermelon


      Term 4

      23) The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear
      24) Whose Hooves?
      25) Mr Gumpy’s Outing
      26) There’s a Nightmare in my Closet
      27) Shark in the Park
      28) When my Baby Sister Comes Home
      29) I Want my Mum

      others


      1) The Biggest Hongbao in the whole Wide World
      2) Ninko and Konga
      3) Catch the Thief
      4) Colours
      5) My Little Body
      6) The Big Pool
      7) Mano Made a Promise
      😎 Grandpa the Collector
      9) I Wish…. I Wish….
      10) Nanny Nanny Poo Poo

      11) Chug Chug
      12) Bath Time
      13) The Scientist
      14) Who Wants to See the Doctor?
      15) Baby Bunny
      16) Julius Fatball and the Alley Cats
      17) Roti Prata
      18) Cheep, Cheep, Cheep
      19) The Hatching
      20) Milly and Tommy

      21) Woo Won Ton
      22) Who Will Play with Me?
      23) Tito and Sono
      24) The Angry Old Woman
      25) Granny
      26) Roger’s Friend

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        greenbean2011
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        [Editor's note: Article selected for http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/reading-resources-pre-schoolers.]


        hi,

        for parents with kids from Pre-nursery level onwards, do expose your child to read as many different type of storybooks as possible – and as wide range as possible, including pointing out cute little pictures of animals, fishes (eg: fighting fish), plants, ocean animals, flowers, trees, etc. from encyclopedia, to your child.

        it is important for a child to read widely - so that the child picks up vocabulary, as he reads along. This will help him greatly in composition writing later on. Then, he has length, breadth, depth and content to write about.

        do bring your kid to National library often.
        on certain days / nights, there is story telling at National library.
        find out which day got story telling at your nearest library branch, bring your child along.

        for parents with K2 kids, under Stellar programme, below is a list of books recommended for Pri 1 reading.

        you may try to borrow from National libray.
        however in the event they’re not there, because someone else has already borrowed out, you may try borrowing from NIE library (National Institute of Education library).

        NIE has a section for young kids, although not many people are aware.

        if you have close family relatives, cousins, nieces working / studying at NIE, you may approach them to help you borrow children’s books.

        also, NIE library stores a huge, wide collection of Teachers’ Edition model answers workbooks for Primary schools english, maths, science, chinese, from Pri 1 to Pri 6, for Secondary school subjects from Sec 1 to Sec 5, and up to GCE A level.

        you cannot buy these workbooks off the shelf that come with model answers, from Popular bookshop, or any other bookshop outside. Such books are banned from sale, across the counter.

        why ?
        imagine if kids manage to get hold of these teaching material that contain model answers, kids will become as smart as teachers, or kids may just copy answers out directly to submit as homework. Teachers will be out of job!

        for parents in emotional trauma struggling with autistic kids, hyperactive kids, speech delay trauma, NIE library also house a huge collection of useful, beneficial reading material, guide books – that teach / guide parents …. how to cope with autistic kids, hyperactive kids, etc. NIE library stores suitable books regarding SG education curriculum, how to help autistic children achieve step by step, measurable, achievable educational milestones.

        how to become NIE library member?
        click here:-

        http://www.acis.nie.edu.sg/nie-acis/libris/membership/membership.do

        what are NIE library opening hours ?
        http://www.acis.nie.edu.sg/nie-acis/libris/index.do


        Primary One Recommended Reading List

        Title, Author’s name
        ================

        1 The Foot Book, Dr Seuss
        2 The Nose Book, Perkin Al
        3 The Ear Book, Perkins Al
        4 Touch, Jackson Wayne
        5 Sight, Suhr Mandy

        6 You Can’t Smell a Flower with Your Ear! , Cole Joanna
        7 The Magic Finger, Dahl Roald
        8 My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother, Polacco Patricia
        9 The Five Chinese Brothers, Bishop,Claire Huchet & Wiese Kurt
        10 Dad, Rosen Michael

        11 Grandma is a Runner, Crane Roberta
        12 Crazy Cousins, Magee Wes
        13 Minnie & the Champion Snorer, Mitchell Pratima
        14 I love my family, Cowley Joy
        15 Dee & Me, Rick Lois

        16 Wanted Perfect Parents, Himmelman John
        17 The Trouble with Gran, Cole Babette
        18 Our Granny, Wild Margaret
        19 My Sister the Supermodel, Mary-Kate & Ashley
        20 Swiss Family Robinson, Stanton Harry

        21 Pigs will be Pigs, Axelrod Amy
        22 The Royal Nap, Black Charles C.
        23 Murdoch Mole’s Big Idea, Adams Georgie
        24 Annabel Again, Boland Janice
        25 What Do You See? Nayer Judy

        26 Who’s in the Jungle? Nayer Judy
        27 Hurry Aboard, Nicolls Judith
        28 A Frog in the Throat, Waddell Martin
        29 Little Frog’s Monster Story, Deren Anna
        30 A Frog has a Sticky Tongue, Graham Pamela

        31 Much Ado At The Zoo, Tracey West
        32 Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears? Aardema Verna
        33 Rumble in the Jungle, Andreae Giles

        34 The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Carl Eric
        35 The Bad-tempered Ladybird, Carle Eric
        36 The Grouchy Ladybug, Carle Eric

        37 Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type, Cronin Doreen
        38 A is for …? Horenstein Henry
        39 Animal Alphabet, Kitchen Bert
        40 Edward the Emu, Knowles Sheena

        41 Whose Nose is This? Lynch Wayne
        42 The Trouble With Elephants, Riddell Chris
        43 I Went Walking, Williams Sue
        44 Goldilocks & the Three Bears, Peralt Montagut Publishers
        45 Cinderella, Brown Marcia
        46 Beauty & the Beast & Other Stories, Carter Margaret & Offen Hilda

        47 The Sly Fox & Red Hen, Hunia Fran
        48 Hansel & Gretel, Hunia Fran
        49 The Magic Porridge, Pot Stimson Joan
        50 Wishing Moon, Harker Lesley

        51 The Elves & the Shoemaker, Daly Audrey
        52 Aladdin, Watson Brown
        53 Pinocchio, Stevenson Peter
        54 The Troublesome Tooth Fairy, Overwater Georgien
        55 Little Swan, Geras Adele

        56 Ballet Magic, Caster Harriet
        57 The Mermaid’s Tail, Nibbles Aussie
        58 Ballerina’s Magical Shoes, Ellsworth Nick
        59 The Silly Story of Goldie Locks & the Three Squares, Maccarone Grace
        60 Princess Primrose, French Vivian

        61 The Toy Soldier, Pearson Education Ltd
        62 The Tinderbox Soldier, Pearson Education Ltd
        63 Ziggy Piggy and the Three Little Pigs, Asch Frank
        64 Princess Primrose, French Vivian
        65 Old Mother Hubbard and Her Wonderful Dog, Marshall James

        66 Trouble With Rainbows, Brady Tess
        67 Cat’s Colors, Cabrera Jane
        68 Wise Owl’s Birthday Colors, Richards Dorothy Fay
        69 My Many Colored Days, Dr Seuss
        70 My Box of Color, Siomades Lorianne

        71 What Sort of Day? Heinrich Sally
        72 Brown Bear, Brown Bear, Martin Jr. Bill
        73 Greta the Green Cow, Smith Roger
        74 My Favourite Dish Has Many Colours, Wee Mabel
        75 Blue Moo, McCaughrean Geraldine

        76 There’s a Monster who eats books in our house, Grindley Sally

        77 There’s a Nightmare In My Closet, Mayer Mercer
        78 Very Big Horn, Cherie
        79 The Boasting Monsters, Biro Val
        80 The Monster Birthday, Biro Val

        81 Oriki and the Monster Who Hated Balloons, Agard John
        82 The Monster Pack, Biro Val
        83 The Monster Feast, Biro Val

        84 The BFG, Dahl Roald
        85 Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, Dahl Roald
        86 Esio Trot, Dahl Roald
        87 George’s Marvelous Medicine, Dahl Roald
        88 Matilda, Dahl Roald

        89 Fantastic Mr Fox, Dahl Roald
        90 The Giraffe & the Pelly & Me, Dahl Roald
        91 The Magic Finger, Dahl Roald
        92 The Enormous Crocodile, Dahl Roald
        93 The Minpins, Dahl Roald

        94 Happy Birthday Pooh, Talkington Bruce
        95 Pooh’s Wishing Star, Talkington Bruce

        96 Winnie the Pooh & the Honey Tree, Talkington Bruce
        97 Winnie the Pooh & Tigger Too! Talkington Bruce

        98 The Mysteries Collection, Blyton Enid
        99 Mr Pink Whistle Stories, Blyton Enid

        100 The Case of the Creepy Castle, Mary-Kate & Ashley
        101 The Case of the Dog Show, Mary-Kate & Ashley
        102 The Case of the Rock Star’s Secret, Mary-Kate & Ashley

        103 The Babysitters Club, Martin Ann M.
        104 The Nancy Drew Notebooks, Keene Carolyn
        105 What’s Bugging Bubbles, West Tracey

        106 Tooth Fairy Travels, Herman Gail
        107 The Smallest Girl Ever, Gardner Sally
        108 Funny Jokes, Lim Khoi Wah[/i]

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          hi


          Thanks for sharing :lol:

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