Reading with Newborns-Two year olds (Pre-talker) - Language Express Preschool Speech and Language Services System

Reading with Newborns-Two year olds
(Pre-talker)

Quick tips

Talking with your baby or singing to him/her throughout the day exposes your child to a lot of language.
Try singing when diapering your baby. Singing songs helps children hear that words are broken down into smaller parts. Don't worry if you don't know any songs or nursery rhymes, visit the local library and borrow rhyming books or CD's.
It is natural for your baby to bite on books. This is how they learn about their world. Use a Board Book or a Flap book, these will last longer. Gently take the book from his/her mouth and open the book to show him/her the pictures. Show your child how fun it is to share a book together, even for a couple of minutes at a time.
When you use a board book with nice clear pictures, you can point to the picture and show your baby the real thing.

For example, point to the picture of a toy truck in the book and then show your child a toy truck.

This helps your child understand that pictures represent real things.

Later Baby will learn that print represents words that represent real things.

Singing is Fun!

Without really thinking about it, children are hearing words being broken down into parts. This helps them when they later start to sound out words.

Books to Read with your Pre-Talker

Songs for Baby