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 ofÌýnarrative 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.ÌýÌý
For further reading on the power of wordless picture books, we recommend "" by Judith T. Lysaker. This book is available in the º£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø Media Center.
Below are some articles recommended by º£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø Consultant Kelli Robertson
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
- (187256) PBoxed Book SetÌý
- (204364) PBoxed Book SetÌý
- (204365) PBoxed Book SetÌý
Finally, here are some wordless EBooks in MackinVIA. These are available to º£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø area students anytime/anywhere.
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