Babies & Books

When you hold your baby close and snuggle together with a book, your baby enjoys hearing your voice and feeling your touch and this positive experience of feeling loved and secure helps build your baby's love of reading!

Talk to your baby all day long. Tell them that you are doing the laundry or washing the dishes or making dinner. Describe the weather outside, talk to them as if they understand perfectly what you are saying (of course, don't wait for a response!). Ask questions- they will notice the rising intonation.  By simply listening, your child learns words, ideas and how language works. They also learn the patterns of communication and conversation.
Moo, quack, meow and bark! Encourage your baby to mimic you and mimic them when they make sounds. These are baby's first steps in developing speech.

Sing, repeat, sing, repeat, sing....there can never be enough singing :)

All these things help your baby develop early literacy skills!