Page 59 - Reading Nest - The Supportive Literacy Environment Handbook

Selection of books in the reading nest

Whether the nest be at school, kindergarten or home - its mental and emotional dimension
is determined greatly by what it lends itself to, which books, texts and printed material

are available. So many children’s books are published today that teachers cannot possible

know them all, let alone reading or making informed choices. Quality of books is variable
and they are certainly not cheap. Parents face similar issues – bookshelves and financial

resources are not endless, and only truly good and educational books are intended to be
bought

Põneva raamatu lugemine pakub rõõmu kogu perele. Foto Andrea Piacquadio, Pexels.

How many and which books to acquire for the reading nest largely depends on its physical
space – how much room there is for bookshelves and other places for books, how high

they are, how books and printed materials can be placed on them. Specialists deem it
important to have a sufficient number of books (e.g. five titles per child) and that on the

shelf they have their front cover facing the reader and are re-circulated from time to time.

Even in a limited space some books should be displayed and brought to the child’s
attention by showing their front covers.