Your Preschooler: 4 Years Old
- Knows some alphabet sounds. Can recognize sounds that are the same and sounds that are different as well as recognize some printed letters and numbers
- Understands ideas such as beside, above, under, near, and far
- Listens, follows directions, and can focus on a specific task
- Takes turns speaking in a conversation
- Likes being read to and knows about books
- Often has some books memorized
- Can recognize rhyming words
As you read to your child:
If you have been reading 20 minutes a day with your child from birth, you have given your child almost 400 hours of pre-literacy experience. By now, your child may be insisting on reading. Or your child may have developing specific kinds of stories he or she wants to hear, including favorite ones to read to them again and again ..... and again.
Books for children 4 - 5 years old
- Ten, Nine, Eight by Mollie Bang
- The Owl And The Pussycat by Jan Brett
- My Dad The Magnificent by Kristy Parker
- Tuesday by David Wiesner
- The Cat On The Mat by Brian Wildsmith
