Reading to Baby
I have been reading Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss to my 2 year old for the last few nights. We have been having a lot of fun reading this book because we both love it and we have been using sign language to sign the words we know. This makes the whole experience a lot more fun. SInce the book is written like a long poem, it is easy to recite from memory. I noticed that after my daughter heard the story she was walking around the house saying, "Let me be." Which is a line from the story. She was also repeating the long list of places that the Cat in the Hat would not eat green eggs and ham. Not in a box, not with a fox, not on a train, not in the rain...
Reading to our children is so important. It develops language skills, listening skills, increases vocabulary and helps children to learn to read on their own. If you point to the text while you are reading you will also increase the chances that your child will recognize the words on their own.
I really feel that rereading the same books is very important. The more your child interacts with a story, the more they get from the story. They are able to memorize lines of the story and fill in the words if you pause. While it is fun to read many books, don't neglect to reread some of your favorites.
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I love reading to my son. We have been reading to him since shortly after he was born. AND it has paid off! He was able to identify all capital and lower case letters as well as the letter sounds by 2 years old. He is now learning to read phonetically as well as reading sight words. So much fun!
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