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Reading book time at BestStart Papatoetoe
Books and Storytelling are vital areas of play that support children with
listening, speaking, reading, writing, literacy skills, facilitating social interaction between adults and children, and encouraging children to engage with the world around them. This will later Support children’s learning that will help them in different ways to be confident readers and writers.
Here at BestStart Papatoetoe, Nga Tamariki have time to explore the whole story from kaiako, and they will have time to get closer to the story through a variety of activities such as pretending to be a character in the story, creating the resources to support the storytelling time as well as getting creative for their artwork.
In our Pepe’s room (babies) are also reading and looking at the pictures and communicating with the kaiako and are helping them to enhance their language skills. This goes well along with our philosophy that “We believe we create an environment where children are empowered, nurtured and where reciprocal and responsive interactions are valued and promoted.”
Our tamariki enacted the “Little Red Riding Hood” story and made props for an act with it. They made the axe out of cardboard and cardboard tubes, working as a team. That boosted their self-esteem, confidence, and communication with others and they enjoyed their relationship with others.
BestStarts 16 areas of play also back up that Dramatic play is such a rich learning experience for children that they connect ideas about their everyday lives, socialize and learn to cooperate with others and, in this way, build their communication skills as they choose roles and create stories together. Language, social and thinking skills are at the core of children’s family and dramatic play.
Te Whariki also states that through reading, children enjoy hearing stories, retelling and creating them | he kōrero paki, and expressing their feelings and ideas using a wide range of materials and modes | he kōrero auaha.
Our tamariki are gaining competence to become lifelong learners through reading and listening and reading books.