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Print Motivation

Print Motivation includes being interested in and enjoying books.

What Can You Do?

  • Have fun!
  • Read books you both like.
  • Stop (or shift gears) when it is no longer fun. Length of time is not important; enjoyment is!

Suggested books include:
Tickle, Tickle by Helen Oxenbury
Babies on the Move by Susan Canizares
Owl Babies by Martin Waddell
Choo, Choo, Clickety-Clack by Margaret Mayo
The Golden Egg Book by Margaret Wise Brown
Diddle, Diddle Dumpling by Tracey Pearson
Look at the Animals by Peter Linenthal

Read about the Vocabulary skill or return to 6 Early Literacy Skills overview.

What does Print Motivation look like in storytime?