Pedagogue here, I work with kids 3 until 6.
The absolute best book I love to read in both individual and group sessions with kids is The Color Monster: A Story About Emotions by Anna Llenas and its variations. It's the peak for both emotional and cognitive development I have seen in children's books. I'd personally read it for children that are at least 3, but frick it, I'm sure your bond is great enough and you won't read it moronicly, he'll understand everything. Give him impulses. Start with basic stuff like identifying colors, what does that color mean? At the end you could ask when was the last time he felt X; it's usually for older children and you'll probably overstrain him cognitively but frick that, he needs that, just try. How many months old is he btw?
Btw, this book is usually recommended to work with starting from 4, and I absolutely agree that 3-4 is the best place, but — bond is essential in reading sessions and you're his parent. He'll be happy just reading it with you. Maybe you won't be able to give him too many impulses just yet and you'll overstrain him, but just try it. And try one year later, and then one year later. Save that book, leave it on your shelf and try again and again. You'll see how wonderfully your son's mind is developing, how he catches stuff, how he's able to answer your questions, how he answers freely, how he asks YOU questions. At 5 you could even play a game with him, last time I felt sad when.... last time I felt happy when.....
start with small, basic readings of the book, and some fun color game. this book is fricking worth it for his whole early childhood.
And then there's stuff like very hungry caterpillar. I'd look into classics if I were you and, depending on his current state — let's say his moral, or maybe cognitive development is behind — just look up google, childhood books for cognitive development year 2-3-4-5 etc. You'll know what to look for, you'll know where he's behind, where he's better etc.
We've actually been reading this to him for about 8 months now and he understands/enjoys it. How deeply? I don't know, may just be verbal association at this point. We haven't read that book in awhile, so it might be time to revisit it with some more advanced conversation. He is 25 months old.
If it's working that well at his age, you should definitely revisit it with more advanced impulses. Revisit books. It'll show you how your son is developing, and you can always do more and more, give new impulses, suggest more discussions. Now, association of colors to particular emotions, maybe some questions. From basic ones like where-what-how (we call them the big three), to more advanced ones, like why?
I'll give you something cool. Grab a new book you haven't read before, and read the story by yourself, just a five minute session of quiet reading. Then, when you're with your son, go to the first page and ask him what he sees, where, how. And explain what happens on the page by yourself, without reading, unless he asks. It's called dialogical picture book viewing and is a legit pedagogical method.
Btw, look up some didactic principles, like participation, individualization, vividness etc, for early childhood learning (will be great for children until 12 lol), and the RULER approach (great for children until 3-4).
I actually have some flash cards that depict characters in situations. Just recently he was able to start explaining and labeling what is going on. I'll try it with books too.
Never heard of the RULER approach, but I will look in to it. I appreciate your recommendations because the majority of constructive play/learning has been rote and memory focused.
The Bible
Aesop's Fables
Mother Goose
The Busy World of Richard Scary
That's all stuff my mother used to read to me. Hard to say what age some of it was, but I know she used to read Aesop and the Bible to me when I was very young. My father used to read Revelations to me at seven or eight. Just read good stuff to him.
Does it really matter? I mean I like the idea of optimizing your child's learning a lot too but... does it REALLY matter in the long run? Or even the short term?
They don't really seem to care much about what exactly you read them and it doesn't seem to matter a few years down the line.
>e long run? Or even the short term? >They don't really seem to care much about what exactly you read them and it doesn't seem to matter a few years down the line.
Does anything matter? Maybe you dont have kids, but it matters in the moment. That's good enough for me. If you do have kids, then this a cope because you are lazily raising them.
Pedagogue here, I work with kids 3 until 6.
The absolute best book I love to read in both individual and group sessions with kids is The Color Monster: A Story About Emotions by Anna Llenas and its variations. It's the peak for both emotional and cognitive development I have seen in children's books. I'd personally read it for children that are at least 3, but frick it, I'm sure your bond is great enough and you won't read it moronicly, he'll understand everything. Give him impulses. Start with basic stuff like identifying colors, what does that color mean? At the end you could ask when was the last time he felt X; it's usually for older children and you'll probably overstrain him cognitively but frick that, he needs that, just try. How many months old is he btw?
Btw, this book is usually recommended to work with starting from 4, and I absolutely agree that 3-4 is the best place, but — bond is essential in reading sessions and you're his parent. He'll be happy just reading it with you. Maybe you won't be able to give him too many impulses just yet and you'll overstrain him, but just try it. And try one year later, and then one year later. Save that book, leave it on your shelf and try again and again. You'll see how wonderfully your son's mind is developing, how he catches stuff, how he's able to answer your questions, how he answers freely, how he asks YOU questions. At 5 you could even play a game with him, last time I felt sad when.... last time I felt happy when.....
start with small, basic readings of the book, and some fun color game. this book is fricking worth it for his whole early childhood.
And then there's stuff like very hungry caterpillar. I'd look into classics if I were you and, depending on his current state — let's say his moral, or maybe cognitive development is behind — just look up google, childhood books for cognitive development year 2-3-4-5 etc. You'll know what to look for, you'll know where he's behind, where he's better etc.
We've actually been reading this to him for about 8 months now and he understands/enjoys it. How deeply? I don't know, may just be verbal association at this point. We haven't read that book in awhile, so it might be time to revisit it with some more advanced conversation. He is 25 months old.
If it's working that well at his age, you should definitely revisit it with more advanced impulses. Revisit books. It'll show you how your son is developing, and you can always do more and more, give new impulses, suggest more discussions. Now, association of colors to particular emotions, maybe some questions. From basic ones like where-what-how (we call them the big three), to more advanced ones, like why?
I'll give you something cool. Grab a new book you haven't read before, and read the story by yourself, just a five minute session of quiet reading. Then, when you're with your son, go to the first page and ask him what he sees, where, how. And explain what happens on the page by yourself, without reading, unless he asks. It's called dialogical picture book viewing and is a legit pedagogical method.
Btw, look up some didactic principles, like participation, individualization, vividness etc, for early childhood learning (will be great for children until 12 lol), and the RULER approach (great for children until 3-4).
Are you a troony?
No. I have a degree in pedagogics and have worked with children from 1 to 16, specialize in 3-6 and religious pedagogics lol
I was afraid you were a troony-groomer.
I actually have some flash cards that depict characters in situations. Just recently he was able to start explaining and labeling what is going on. I'll try it with books too.
Never heard of the RULER approach, but I will look in to it. I appreciate your recommendations because the majority of constructive play/learning has been rote and memory focused.
There's so much wrong with this picture, and you know what I mean.
The Bible
Aesop's Fables
Mother Goose
The Busy World of Richard Scary
That's all stuff my mother used to read to me. Hard to say what age some of it was, but I know she used to read Aesop and the Bible to me when I was very young. My father used to read Revelations to me at seven or eight. Just read good stuff to him.
Take it to /misc/, evil moron.
>christcuck
>racism is... LE BAD!
good goy
Your ilk cries about muh anti-white agenda every other day. Hypocrite.
In what way is that hypocritical? What contradictory views are you ascribing to me, now?
You're a disgusting human being. Disgusting.
pride and prejudice
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
The cat in the Hat
OP is black
Does it really matter? I mean I like the idea of optimizing your child's learning a lot too but... does it REALLY matter in the long run? Or even the short term?
They don't really seem to care much about what exactly you read them and it doesn't seem to matter a few years down the line.
>e long run? Or even the short term?
>They don't really seem to care much about what exactly you read them and it doesn't seem to matter a few years down the line.
Does anything matter? Maybe you dont have kids, but it matters in the moment. That's good enough for me. If you do have kids, then this a cope because you are lazily raising them.