Information for Parents
Bopl’s Book Corner
http://kids.BiblioOttawaLibrary.ca/preschool/index_en.html
This part of our site is designed to help young children learn pre-reading skills as they play and explore.
Hear It… In this game children play with the name and shapes of letters. This helps children develop the skill of LETTER KNOWLEDGE.
Other ways you can help children learn this skill is to:
- Make letter shapes with play dough
- Put magnetic letters on your refrigerator
- Share alphabet books together.
Click here for a list of books that support this skill.
Spot It … In this game children see many letters. This helps children develop the skill of PRINT AWARENESS
After playing this game you can try other ways to help your child learn this skill
- Point out all the print in the world around from cereal boxes to street signs
- Have your child find his or her favourite letter ( the first letter of their own name) in licence plates and store signs.
- As you share books with your child occasionally run your finger under the words on the page.
Click here for a list of books that support this skill.
Sing it… This game is a fun way for your child to develop PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS.
Help your child learn this skill in other ways such as:
- Sing lots of songs with your child. Songs are great ways to have fun playing with language.
- Recite your favourite nursery rhymes throughout the day from breakfast to bath time.
- Share rhyming books with our child. Rhyme helps develop your child’s ear for hearing “ parts of words”.
Click here for a list of books that support this skill.
Order it… In this game children put the "story" in order. This is one step to developing NARRATIVE SKILLS
You can also help your child with this skill by:
- Have your child use their own words to describe the story they just made
- Use your child’s artwork as a jumping off point for storytelling. Encourage them to use lots of description .
- Share books with your child that have a strong story line or are a cumulative tale.
Click here for a list of books that support this skill.
Solve It... This game helps your child build their VOCABULARY
After playing this game you can help your child build this skill in other ways…
- Talk to your child about what is going on around you.
- Read together everyday … books introduce lots of words both common and uncommon
- Speak and read in the language you are most comfortable with.
Click here for a list of books that support this skill.
TUMBLEBOOKS… This is a great way to help your child build PRINT MOTIVATION
After using this tool you can try other ways to help your child learn this skill
- Make book sharing time a special time for closeness with your child
- Let your child see you and other special adults reading
- Choose books about things that your child loves ( from dinosaurs to trucks or ballet to football )
Click here for a list of books that support this skill.
Bopl’s Book Club
http://club.kids.BiblioOttawalibrary.ca
We created Bopl’s Book Club as a safe, interactive site that celebrates reading for kids. On this site kids can create their own book-based pages with book reviews, games, quizzes and even "lost chapters" of their favourite books. As kids master their reading skills they learn to become critical readers. This site is designed to encourage kids to take the first steps in becoming readers who think about and enjoy what they read. On this site kids will be able to see what other kids are reading and loving (and not loving so much). They will be able to create their own content as well as play with and read the content created by other kids. This is our online version of reading as a shared activity.
A note on web safety:
Every child who registers for Bopl’s Book Club must first listen to Bopl's web safety talk. We have taken children’s safety very seriously in designing this website. Only Library Staff and kids card holders will be given permission to set up a page or post comments on the site and every posting will be reviewed by library staff before it is put on the site. If you would like more information about web safety we encourage you to visit Media Awareness Network