The familiarity and predictability of a favourite story is very comforting to a two-year-old. Everything else in a small child's life is seemingly chaotic and new and difficult to understand. By re-reading a short book to your child, you are helping exercise memory and cognitive skills associated with grammar and understanding.
Your child enjoys knowing more or less what is going to be said when the page is turned. By becoming familiar with a particular story, your child will associate words and phrases with the relevant pictures. This provides a better understanding of how the story unfolds and how grammar and sentences work, by repetition.
It is not unusual for a child to want the same story re-read in one session. You should not show any signs of boredom because of the request, rather be enthusiastic that your child likes books and stories. Make a point of taking your child to the local library to choose books. This makes reading and finding new stories fun and enjoyable. This kind interactive pre-reading is vital to your child's
future interest in books and willingness to read and comprehend books.
Your child enjoys knowing more or less what is going to be said when the page is turned. By becoming familiar with a particular story, your child will associate words and phrases with the relevant pictures. This provides a better understanding of how the story unfolds and how grammar and sentences work, by repetition.
It is not unusual for a child to want the same story re-read in one session. You should not show any signs of boredom because of the request, rather be enthusiastic that your child likes books and stories. Make a point of taking your child to the local library to choose books. This makes reading and finding new stories fun and enjoyable. This kind interactive pre-reading is vital to your child's
future interest in books and willingness to read and comprehend books.
