Repetition of stories

Let children revisit stories. Read the stories that they choose even if its the same one over and over. Children love the comfort of the known. They love to be able to show you how they can predict what is coming up next. Reading stories frequently allows children to develop their awareness of the story plot. It also allows them to become familiar with language structures and contexts, that is what words go together in certain situations. When children are very familiar with stories they begin to start noticing other elements about the text (words) such as 'that word starts like my name!'.