discussion

part 1

read the file attached and post your responses to the following reflective questions:

1. What do you consider the most important reason that attempting to teach infants to read is not a good practice? Explain your response.
2. Which of the achievements by age 3 listed in the article on (pg. 43, left column) do you feel is the most important? Explain your response.
3. Give some examples (golden lines) from the article that you especially agree with. Is there anything that you disagree with?

part 2

1. While there are countless books for infants and toddlers out there, what constitutes a high quality book? What are some characteristics that we might want to look for when selecting books to read with very young children?
2. How are books designed for infants different from books designed for toddlers or even preschool children?

3. Share three of your absolute favorite books for infants and/or toddlers with the rest of the class. List the title, author, a sentence or two summary, and tell us why you love this book.