Storytime is still happening at the library, which begs the question: what is so important and special about storytime? At storytime we are helping teach both children and adults about early literacy. Storytime is structured to help show parents and caregivers ways they can help their child interact with books and develop early literacy skills; it is more than simply picking a book to read.
When reading we are teaching basic skills that are second nature as an adult. During storytime, and more important at home, children are picking up on how to interact with books based on how they see adults using them. Using a book properly by holding the book right side up, starting at the front of the book and following words along left to right are all skills that are being taught when reading a book to your child.
Bringing attention to the words printed on the page helps raise print awareness, connecting the words and sounds they hear with the print representation.
Reading stories introduces your child to new words they can use to help describe the world around them, it expands their vocabulary as well as shows different experiences in the world. Talking to children about what they know of an animal or event that happened in the story helps them make connections in their brain, deepening their understanding of the world.
Singing songs with children slows down our speech patterns, making it easier to practice enunciation of words. Singing is also repetitive; children practice words and phrases over and over to remember and give meaning to the words they are learning. Playing is important for children to learn about the world around them and practice how to interact. Books are an important source of new vocabulary. Songs and rhymes are especially good for children as the rhythms and repetitive language make it easier for babies to learn language skills.
Reading aloud combines the benefits of talking, listening and storytelling within a single activity and helps to build the foundation for language development. Reading to babies and young children, and giving them time to respond, will help make the most of this opportunity.
Skip to content Benefits of Storytime. The activities vary a little depending on which age group the session is for. Story-time for babies and young toddlers may include more songs than stories, especially finger rhymes and "lap-sits" - songs where you bounce baby on your knees.
At one story time, the librarian set out balls to play with and blew tons of bubbles at the end of story time. My Ben was in heaven! However, children benefit from hearing another adult read to them, from watching other children get engaged in a story, and from being exposed to a wide variety of authors and writing styles.
Your child will also learn some essential school readiness skills, like how to sit still for an extended period of time, how to pay attention to an adult other than their parents, how to take turns, and how to be reasonably quiet in a public place.
More benefits of story-time are listed here. They will think of reading as an exciting social activity. Learn more about print motivation here. Our rule was 5 books per child at each visit. At home, have a special shelf or basket where library books live, and when you find them elsewhere in the house, everyone knows where to return them. The librarian will model for you good oral reading skills that you can follow — like pointing to words as you read them, asking children questions about what they see on the page, letting them predict what is coming next in the story, and so on.
Many libraries schedule free time after the story-time for parents to sit and socialize in the room. We have planned meet-ups with friends from our PEPS Newborn Group, and our Baby Peppers Group at story-times, and had a nice time hanging out with them after the formal group time was over.
Story-times may also offer the opportunity to meet other parents in your area: if you become a regular at your local story-time, and you see another parent there you think you could click well with, then you can sit next to them and chat after the story-time is over.
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