Why are sharing songs, rhymes and stories so important for children with Additional Support Needs (ASN)?
‘The majority of brain development occurs in the first three years of a child’s life. Reading to and sharing books with babies and young children, and giving them time to respond, feeds their brain, helps them learn new words and grows their vocabulary.’
Literacy Trust
This also applies to children with ASN but we may need to support sharing books differently as some find it difficult to explore literacy in typical ways.
So how do we make sharing songs, rhymes and stories more accessible for children with ASN? For ideas explore the documents below.
Highland Council Psychological Service 