If you have been sharing books with your child from babyhood, they will already know that the same pictures or sounds can be visited again and again within a publication.
They will also know that it feels great to sit in a loving embrace and to have the enjoyment by sharing a publication, doubled. Looking at books is not a job or a activity that is forced. This child has a head start.
You don't need to abide by the text (such as it is) if you are reading books with your baby (which is just as well or you'd both die of boredom). Big! Just like the cat of Granny. It's all about the connection between pictures and books as well as the sound of your voice and sounds and enjoyable.
Make sure at least some of your infant books are accessible, preferably at a toy box along with other sources of pleasure, so that your child may look at (and suck and chew) them whenever the whim hits. Chew-friendly books would be the best bet here. Look for ones with textures to touch, texture and crackle or squeakers shiny and 'mirrors to stare in and giggle at.
As your child gets older and her understanding grows, you can move on to slightly more complex picture books , with a bit more text to see (hurrah!) And even the outline of a tiny story.
Start looking for colourful illustrations and subjects: chiefly creatures, vehicles, animals doing stuff that is toddler-type, vehicles performing things and, needless to say, toddlers performing stuff!
Oh, and intricately designed pop-up books are all very lovely but they'll remain rip-free and sticky-fingerprint-less for approximately ten nanoseconds; wipe-clean board novels really are the thing to do for today.
Begin with the letter that her title starts with, and choose it out of there -- allow your child dictate the speed you move at (or maybe not!) . And pronounce them phonetically: "a" instead of "ay" and "buh" instead of "bee", as it is the way they will learn them at preschool and school. If you are uncertain how to pronounce them, download the Phonics tool from BBC skillswise to listen to the noises.
You may also try placing magnetic letters on the refrigerator door or buying foam letters to float around in the bath. Once they know some letter sounds nicely, you can 'spot' the letters once you see them on food labels and road signs, as well as in books.
You could also think up some other letter-sound games to play together, from great old I Spy to more modern, splashy stuff...
If your youngster's still eager for more (and, again, there's no hurry), you may have a go at helping them blend letter sounds together to make a simple vowel-consonant word: therefore, "a" and "t" makes "in" or "o" and "n" makes "onto". "Say 'a' and 't', then state it again, faster and faster, until the sounds run together along with the penny, in theory, drops." You might also find some easy activity sheets from websites like Twinkl or attempt phonics apps like Reading Eggs and Jolly Phonics to reinforce this thought.
They will also know that it feels great to sit in a loving embrace and to have the enjoyment by sharing a publication, doubled. Looking at books is not a job or a activity that is forced. This child has a head start.
You don't need to abide by the text (such as it is) if you are reading books with your baby (which is just as well or you'd both die of boredom). Big! Just like the cat of Granny. It's all about the connection between pictures and books as well as the sound of your voice and sounds and enjoyable.
Make sure at least some of your infant books are accessible, preferably at a toy box along with other sources of pleasure, so that your child may look at (and suck and chew) them whenever the whim hits. Chew-friendly books would be the best bet here. Look for ones with textures to touch, texture and crackle or squeakers shiny and 'mirrors to stare in and giggle at.
As your child gets older and her understanding grows, you can move on to slightly more complex picture books , with a bit more text to see (hurrah!) And even the outline of a tiny story.
Start looking for colourful illustrations and subjects: chiefly creatures, vehicles, animals doing stuff that is toddler-type, vehicles performing things and, needless to say, toddlers performing stuff!
Oh, and intricately designed pop-up books are all very lovely but they'll remain rip-free and sticky-fingerprint-less for approximately ten nanoseconds; wipe-clean board novels really are the thing to do for today.
Educating your child to recognise letters and sounds
If you feel that your child is ready, you could also start speaking to them about the letter sounds -- building on what they've probably already beginning to understand at preschool. Find a ABC book and examine some of the letters.Begin with the letter that her title starts with, and choose it out of there -- allow your child dictate the speed you move at (or maybe not!) . And pronounce them phonetically: "a" instead of "ay" and "buh" instead of "bee", as it is the way they will learn them at preschool and school. If you are uncertain how to pronounce them, download the Phonics tool from BBC skillswise to listen to the noises.
You may also try placing magnetic letters on the refrigerator door or buying foam letters to float around in the bath. Once they know some letter sounds nicely, you can 'spot' the letters once you see them on food labels and road signs, as well as in books.
You could also think up some other letter-sound games to play together, from great old I Spy to more modern, splashy stuff...
If your youngster's still eager for more (and, again, there's no hurry), you may have a go at helping them blend letter sounds together to make a simple vowel-consonant word: therefore, "a" and "t" makes "in" or "o" and "n" makes "onto". "Say 'a' and 't', then state it again, faster and faster, until the sounds run together along with the penny, in theory, drops." You might also find some easy activity sheets from websites like Twinkl or attempt phonics apps like Reading Eggs and Jolly Phonics to reinforce this thought.
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