What is Share stories with me?
Share stories with me is an A5 booklet designed for parents and carers of early years children.
The booklet contains:
- Simple ways for families to look at books and share stories with babies and children
- Examples of things to chat about when looking at books and guidance on how to make up stories together
- Explanations to support parents to understand the importance of looking at books and sharing stories with their babies and children.
All content will support parents to create a high-quality home learning environment, helping children develop the literacy skills they need to thrive.
Guidance for practitioners
Early years practitioners may want to use and share the booklet with families in their settings. We have developed practitioner guidance for the booklet, which includes inspiration and suggestions for how you can build it's use into your practice.
You can also direct families to view and download a digital version of the booklet on wordsforlife.org.uk.