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Literacy Milestone
 
What it means
Read your children stories that include repetition Children love certain types of books, and I have found that repetition really enhances their ability to anticipate what is coming in a story because the structure is very predictable.  Examples of this can be found in works such as 'The Three Little Pigs', 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff', 'Old Macdonald Had a Farm', or 'The Little Red Hen'.  


I think that children love these because they can join in and say the words and give real emphasis to the right bits.  These are the stories that your children will learn to read on.  When the time is right they will try to read the words and work out exactly where it says, "I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house down!"