I just received an email from a good friend whose little boy has just turned one today. He said his first word yesterday and is beginning to cruise around the furniture as well. Heavens! It’s ‘all systems go’ for a one year old!
How can these things be the start of reading???? Reading is just talking in print. Build a strong language foundation for your little person and read to them daily. You’ll set them up to be a real lover of books and all things printed. Talk about the pictures even though they may not reply to you just yet. Make books fun by using special, different voices for the different characters. Don’t feel embarrassed if your child’s only little, they won’t tell anyone how goofy you sound! Choose books that your child can relate to…. books about everyday happenings e.g. going shopping; running out of bread for their sandwiches; their clothes getting too small for them, as they grow; washing the dog etc etc.
This is the most exciting part of child development, I think…but I could be a bit bias. ENJOY!
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