Reading wordless picture books presents an opportunity to evaluate and encourage young children's comprehension and meaning-making skills. It also introduces them to the concept of听narrative even when they are not yet reading. Although many adults appreciate having the structure of a written story, a wordless picture book allows for greater flexibility. When discussing the pictures, vocabulary complexity may be adapted for the individual child as there are endless numbers of words available with the freedom of a wordless book.听听
For further reading on the power of wordless picture books, we recommend "" by Judith T. Lysaker. This book is available in the Grant Wood 麻豆原创 Media Center.
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Now that we've established how useful wordless picture books can be, let's share a few book recommendations for your home or classroom! Here are a few new and/or updated classroom sets of wordless picture books to use with children. Educators can reserve them and we will
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Finally, here are some wordless EBooks in MackinVIA. These are available to Grant Wood 麻豆原创 area students anytime/anywhere.
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