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Richness of the written word

The reading nest contains a variety of texts: books (fiction and non-fiction), periodicals,

applied literature, manuscripts and books created by children.

In order for the younger reader to

develop an interest in the written word,
they need experience – to write on a

wide range of very interesting topics. A

reading nest in a crèche group room
should not only have board books but

real books too and different texts, for

example infants take interest in fashion
and technology catalogues, journals

with animal photos, food recipes and so
on. The choice of texts would increase

over time, and thus a child with an
interest in a particular topic (e.g. football

or dinosaurs) can browse such books and

the other way round as well – looking at
a book on American indigenous

cultures, Greek mythology or Estonian
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brooches might arouse interest in the Lasteaia lugemispesas.

respective topic.