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Your Baby, Toddler, and Preschooler
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Read aloud to your baby for only a few minutes at a time. Read a little longer as your older baby is willing to listen.
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Point to things in picture books and name them. As your children learn to talk, ask them to "point and say."
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Set aside at least one regularly scheduled time each day for reading. Make it a part of your toddler's routine. Also take toddlers to the library or bookstore for story hour.
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Recite nursery rhymes and sing songs. Rhymes help develop a young child's ear for language.
 Try introducing the following types of books to your child:
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Cloth, vinyl, and board books that are durable for babies
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Books with familiar objects to name
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Simple stories about a toddler's everyday experiences
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A collection of Mother Goose or other nursery rhymes
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Here are a few things that you can do to help build your child's literacy skills:
- Encourage your children to join in while you read. Pause to let them fill in a rhyming word or repeating line: “I’ll huff and I’ll puff . . .”
- Ask open-ended questions, such as “What do you think is going to happen next?” or “Why do you think he did that?”
- Move your finger under the words as you read aloud. This helps preschoolers connect printed words to spoken words.
- Begin teaching the letters of the alphabet, starting with those in your child’s name. Make letter-learning fun with markers, magnets, glue, and glitter.
 Try introducing the following types of books to your child:
- Concept books, such as counting and A-B-C books
- “Pattern books” with rhymes and repetition
- Simple stories with predictable plots
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Some of the advice above is taken from Reading Checkup Guide: Helping Your Children Become Better Readers — developed for "Read Me a Story," a RIF/VISA brochure.
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