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About Bookbug for the Home
Bookbug for the Home encourages practitioners who work with families to inspire and support them to share stories, songs and rhymes in the home.
What is Bookbug for the Home?
Bookbug for the Home started in 2012 as a targeted outreach programme that recognised that some families need extra support to access the benefits of the Bookbug programme. Bookbug for the Home is a flexible approach that encourages practitioners who work with families to inspire and support them to share stories, songs and rhymes in the home.
Bookbug for the Home takes the principles of a Bookbug Session – talking, singing, rhyming, cuddling and book sharing – and brings them into the homes of families. This is done in a flexible way that can be tailored to meet the individual needs and interests of the family, in the security of their own homes.
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Bookbug for the Home is an integral part of my practice and provides an opportunity to focus on and give confidence in parents having fun with their children, promoting speech and language development, enhancing attachment amongst others.
The philosophy behind Bookbug for the Home
- To encourage families to share books, sing and rhyme together at home and make it part of their daily routine
- To support families to build positive relationships and attachment through fun and interaction
- To start with one song, one rhyme or one story
The overriding principle of Bookbug for the Home is to support children to get the best start in life by using songs, rhymes and stories to help build relationships and promote healthy brain development.
Due to its flexible approach, a range of practitioners use Bookbug for the Home as part of the support package they provide to families experiencing barriers to accessing Bookbug. These barriers may include poverty, social isolation, poor mental health, low literacy levels, English as an additional language and additional support needs.
We use Bookbug for the Home with families to strengthen attachment, promote literacy and limit isolation – to help families find a love for reading to eventually support them to Bookbug in the community.