▁M im ic ▁Books . ▁ ▁This ▁resource ▁has ▁been ▁specifically ▁designed ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁on ▁interactive ▁white boards ▁for ▁shared ▁reading ▁less ons . ▁The ▁benefits ▁of ▁this ▁resource ▁is ▁that ▁it ▁rep licates ▁the ▁look ▁and ▁appearance ▁of ▁a ▁real ▁big ▁book ▁but ▁on ▁the ▁interactive ▁white board ▁making ▁it ▁clearly ▁visible ▁to ▁children . ▁By ▁increasing ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁shared - reading ▁in ▁the ▁home , ▁parents ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁help ▁children ▁with ▁their ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁larger ▁knowledge ▁base ▁for ▁understanding ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁Pur pose ▁The ▁main ▁purpose ▁of ▁shared ▁reading ▁is ▁to ▁provide ▁children ▁with ▁an ▁enjoy able ▁experience , ▁introduce ▁them ▁to ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁authors , ▁ill ust rat ors ▁and ▁types ▁of ▁texts ▁to ▁ent ice ▁them ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁reader . ▁The ▁second ▁and ▁equally ▁as ▁important ▁purpose ▁is ▁to ▁teach ▁children ▁the ▁reading ▁process ▁and ▁teach ▁system atically ▁and ▁explicitly ▁how ▁to ▁be ▁readers ▁and ▁writers ▁themselves . ▁( P ark es , ▁ 2 0 0 0 ). ▁ ▁Through ▁shared ▁reading , ▁children ▁learn ▁to ▁track ▁print ▁and ▁connect ▁print ▁to ▁speech ▁( Cl ay , ▁ 2 0 0 0 ). ▁By ▁increasing ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁shared - reading ▁in ▁the ▁home , ▁parents ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁help ▁children ▁with ▁their ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁larger ▁knowledge ▁base ▁for ▁understanding ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁Spec ification ▁for ▁texts ▁When ▁selecting ▁texts ▁for ▁reading , ▁teachers ▁typically ▁look ▁for ▁text ▁that ▁is ▁appropriate ▁for ▁the ▁reading ▁level ▁of ▁the ▁students