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Bugs!
Support developing literacy with Bugs!, uniquely designed to help families establish reading habits from an early age.
The fourth installment of the DR. Books series, Bugs! is uniquely designed to help families establish reading habits from an early age. Questions within the book provide a built-in tool for grown-ups to engage in "dialogic reading" with children, inviting them to actively participate in the story and relate it to their own lives—an excellent way to promote early literacy skills. Start reading and learning today with Bugs!
What is dialogic reading?
Dialogic reading is reading aloud in a way that invites the child to actively participate in the story and relate it to his or her life. Some families read naturally in a dialogic way (pausing to ask questions and expand, etc.), but many do not. Bugs! makes it easy to practice this technique at home.
Dialogic reading looks like this:
Introduce the book to build interest.
CROWD Prompts
Completion (“The itsy-bitsy _____.”)
Recall (“Did you just see a bug? Cool! What kind of bug was it?”)
Open-Ended questions (“What do bugs like to do?”)
Wh- Questions (“Where do spiders live?”)
Distancing (“What’s your favorite kind of bug?”)
PEER Sequence
Prompt (“How many legs do spiders have?”)
Evaluate (“Yes, eight!”)
Expand (“Eight fuzzy legs!”)
Repeat (“Let’s say, ‘Spiders have eight fuzzy legs!'”)
Discuss the book after reading to maintain interest—and build interest in the next book!
Publication Information
List Price: $7.99
ISBN: 978-1-936669-80-6
Publication Date: April 2020
Format: Board book
Dimensions: 5.5" x 5.5"
Page Count: 14
Ages: 0-3
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About the Author:
Dr. John Hutton is a pediatrician and clinical researcher at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Reading and Literacy Discovery Center, and owner of blue manatee children’s bookstore.
About the Illustrator:
Doug Cenko is an illustrator living in Chicago, IL. He has worked at an animation studio, a live special effects company and design agencies, but illustration is what he truly loves to do. When he’s not drawing, you can find him (or better yet, not find him) mastering the art of hide-and-seek with his wife and daughter.