• Read descriptions of what a very young child can learn about reading.
• Read several findings from researchers regarding the way parents share books with young children.
• Note information on the links between literature and early literacy.
• Be able to describe the first books that appeal to babies.
• Determine the purpose for toy books and be able to describe them.
• Read suggestions on how to use toy books with children.
• Learn the guidelines for evaluating books for the very young child.
• Learn about finger songs and nursery rhymes.
• Find reasons why Mother Goose rhymes appeal to children.
• Know factors to consider when selecting editions of Mother Goose.
• Know the various types of alphabet books.
• Learn where counting books fit into the scheme of the child's learning.
• Find the definition of a concept book.
• Learn the definition of a wordless book.
• Read suggestions for ways to use wordless books with children.
• Read a description of recent books for preschoolers.
• Contrast the differences between primers and trade books for preschoolers.
• Identify the characteristics of several kinds of predictable books.
• Define "big books" and learn how they are used.
• Identify potential problems of controlled-vocabulary books.
• Know the importance of helping children to choose the right book at the right time.
• Develop the ability to evaluate the quality of books designed for beginning readers.