Find a suitable book to enhance your animal and describe why the book is suitable and how it supports language development
Sammy the Seal by Syd Hoff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMLJoKswzuM
Sammy the seal is bored with life at the zoo, so he leaves to go to the city. There, he finds a school full of kids and new things to do. Sammy sings with the students, becomes the star of the volleyball team and even learns to read. When he gets back to the zoo, he realises how much he missed home and his routine of having water available and food always at the same time.
This book would be suitable for those who are just starting to read chapter books as they literary skills development and they move on from picture books with only a few words …show more content…
I think this book was written to show that there is no place like home. Although the seal really loved exploring new places, he loved being at the zoo even more. He was very thankful when he received his fish for dinner like usual. While he was away from home, he missed swimming too. He was constantly looking for water when he was in town. The seal loved the little things in life that he didn't know he took for granted.
The pictures help to get the story across to readers who still may have some trouble following along with the words. It has large colourful, engaging pictures that help children to learn the story without having to read the words.
Syd Hoff's books include many sight words and words with vowel patterns that students that are only just beginning to understand a wider range of vocabulary. Syd Hoff’s books are actually marked with different numbers which represent different levels of reading. Sammy the seal is level 1, which means it's a ‘’beginning reading’’; short sentences, familiar words, repetitive words and simple concepts for children who are eager to read on their own.
By using words over and over you’re getting the child to become more familiar with sounds, words, language and the value of books. This all builds your child’s early literacy skills, helping them go on to read successfully later in
Sammy the Seal by Syd Hoff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMLJoKswzuM
Sammy the seal is bored with life at the zoo, so he leaves to go to the city. There, he finds a school full of kids and new things to do. Sammy sings with the students, becomes the star of the volleyball team and even learns to read. When he gets back to the zoo, he realises how much he missed home and his routine of having water available and food always at the same time.
This book would be suitable for those who are just starting to read chapter books as they literary skills development and they move on from picture books with only a few words …show more content…
I think this book was written to show that there is no place like home. Although the seal really loved exploring new places, he loved being at the zoo even more. He was very thankful when he received his fish for dinner like usual. While he was away from home, he missed swimming too. He was constantly looking for water when he was in town. The seal loved the little things in life that he didn't know he took for granted.
The pictures help to get the story across to readers who still may have some trouble following along with the words. It has large colourful, engaging pictures that help children to learn the story without having to read the words.
Syd Hoff's books include many sight words and words with vowel patterns that students that are only just beginning to understand a wider range of vocabulary. Syd Hoff’s books are actually marked with different numbers which represent different levels of reading. Sammy the seal is level 1, which means it's a ‘’beginning reading’’; short sentences, familiar words, repetitive words and simple concepts for children who are eager to read on their own.
By using words over and over you’re getting the child to become more familiar with sounds, words, language and the value of books. This all builds your child’s early literacy skills, helping them go on to read successfully later in