Find books that relate to what is going on in your daily
life. This can be on an immediate, here-and-now basis. For example, if you and your child are waiting at doctor’s office or going to the vet, bring along a book that is on
the topic. As you are waiting, you can compare your real-time experience with
what is going on in the book. This activity can make a long waiting time so much more pleasant!
You can also do this on a longer-term basis. Say
a tall building is going up next door to you. Read together about how
skyscrapers are built. Your preschooler may be especially interested in its
progress if she can compare it to what she has read about.
Reading about experiences that are similar to those in real time provides
a perfect opportunity for your preschooler to identify with what she reads. It
can make an everyday experience more meaningful. The flip side is it also makes
the book more interesting because it relates to her world.
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