Teach Your Baby to Read

Does it surprise you to discover that it is not only possible to teach your baby to read, but that it can be full of fun?!

The main reason that children do not learn to read as early as they learn to talk is in the presentation.

The research has already been done and the studies of early learning for children confirm that parents are the best teachers of their own children. Babies can begin to learn as early as 6 months of age.

Reading to Babies
Babies love to listen to the human voice. What better way than through reading!
1. Start out by singing lullabies and folk songs to your baby. At around six months, look for books with brightly colored, simple pictures and lots of rhythm. At around nine months, include books that feature pictures and names of familiar objects.
2. As you read, point out objects in the pictures and make sure your baby sees all the things that are fun to do with books.
3. Vary the tone of your voice, sing rhymes, bounce your knee, make funny faces, do whatever special effects you can to stimulate your baby’s interest.
4. Allow your child to touch and hold cloth and sturdy cardboard books.
5. When reading to a baby, be brief but read often.
As you read to your baby, your child is forming an association between reading and what is most loved–your voice and closeness. Allowing babies to handle books deepens their attachment even more.