Topic “Other social”  

(A home made photo book using photos from home or photos taken through out the school day is very motivating for children who are just starting to look at books).

A quiet comfortable place to read.

1. Sit with a child on either side of you and encourage the children to take it in turns to turn over the book pages.
2. As you look at the book point to interesting pictures and comment e.g. "Look... cat drinking" "Look... big bus"
3. Keep your language simple and repetitive. Try to repeat exactly the phrases used to describe an object so that children get lots of opportunity to learn.
4. Can you take a child's finger to point to the thing you are talking about?
5. When a child is used to this procedure can you point to a picture and start off describing it using the usual phrase e.g. "Look... cat dr... " Will the child complete the phrase and eventually produce the whole phrase independently?
6. Can the child take it in turns to point to items in the book with a friend and take it in turns to comment on what they see. You may need to prompt by saying 'Look... what's this?'

Copies of some pictures in the book - for example some objects in the book -coloured and cut out.

A quiet comfortable place to read

'Wh' words on symbol cards

• Who
• What
• Where
• When

You can make symbol cards using the Commtap Symboliser for PowerPoint.

'Wh' words on symbol cards

• Who
• What
• Where
• When

You can make symbol cards using the Commtap Symboliser for PowerPoint.

Picture books

1. Get 2 simple books with clear pictures. Or choose flap or pop-up books. Offer the child a choice. The book the child reaches for or looks at is considered the child's choice.

2. Get comfortable with the child and look at the first picture. Use lots of animation in your voice and lift the flap or move the pop-up feature or point to an item on the page and name it at the one word level e.g. 'Look...........apple!' or 'Look...........monkey'.

3. The child may not want to continue very long with this ......a few minutes attention is OK. Finish the activity on a good note even if you have only liked at one or two pictures.

Ask parent for family photos from home

Two different attractive books

1. Hold the two books for the child to choose from where the child can see but a distance apart - it is easier to make a choice if objects are not too close.

2. If necessary help the child to choose by following the child's eye gaze and then guiding their hand to that book. Say 'You want this one.'

A chosen book

Somewhere comfortable and pleasant to read together