Emergent reading – ensure that the learner:
holds the book the right way up
turns pages correctly when ‘reading’
develops correct eye movement, such as following lines of text from left to right.

Shared reading
Learners ‘read’ the Big Book as a whole class with the teacher.
Choose a story to read with the learners.
Before reading the story, ask a few questions. For example, show learners the picture on the cover of the Big Book or one of the pictures in the story and talk about it. They should say what they think the story will be about. (Covers for each story can be found on the inside front cover of the Big Book.)
Read the story through once, then read it again. Let the learners join in any refrain.
Use one or more of the following activities to check whether learners understand the story.
They can:
join in the chorus
answer a few simple questions
describe and discuss characters
draw a picture, capturing the main ideas of the story
retell the story
say whether they liked the story
say how the story made them feel
sequence pictures from the story
respond through mime, movement and other drama activities