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    • Date August 6, 2018
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    Infants and Toddlers (0-2 years)

    ⦁ Brightly colored pictures of familiar objects
    ⦁ Simple texts (3-4 words per page) and words with rhythmic sounds
    ⦁ Pictorial books but NOT larger than life images
    ⦁ Small in size (Something a child can hold) NOT small in print
    ⦁ Board books, texture rich books, cloth books (Sensorial exploration)

    Preschool and Kindergarten (2-6 years)

    ⦁ Boks depicting familiar objects like cars, dogs, family
    ⦁ Slightly complex texts (4-5 words sentence) with rhythmic endings line bush-push
    ⦁ Toy books that may pop up, move or make sounds
    ⦁ Folk tales, classics with small stories depicted through pictures
    ⦁ Equal proportion of text and pictures
    School Years (6-9 years)

    ⦁ Books focusing on enhancing reading skills, can introduce fiction books
    ⦁ Text dominating books with small pictures
    ⦁ Time to introduce dictionary
    ⦁ Story developing books, short stories, puzzle/activity books
    ⦁ Real- life adventures books like travel, sports, body systems
    ⦁ Let children pick books at this age
    ⦁ Mix of familiar and challenging words
    ⦁ Text focusing on variety of statements like, questions, affirmative, exclamatory sentences

    Middle Childhood Years (9-12 years)

    ⦁ Knowledge oriented books, encyclopedia
    ⦁ Informational books or novels based on child’s interest
    ⦁ Text rich books, pictures not needed
    ⦁ Grammar rich books developing clarity on punctuations, usage of grammar related to language

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