How To Look For Baby BooksWritten by Anil Vij
Look for Books! The books that you pick to read with your child is very important. If you aren't sure of what books are right for your child, ask a librarian to help you choose titles. Introduce your child to books when she or he is a baby. Let her/him hold and play with books made just for babies: board books with study cardboard covers and thick pages; cloth books that are soft and washable, touch-and-feel books, or lift-the-flap books that contain surprises for your baby to discover. Choose books with covers that have big, simple pictures of things that she/he sees every day. Don't be upset if at first your child chews or throws a book. Be patient. Cuddling with child as you point to and talk with great excitement about book's pictures will soon capture her interest. When your baby becomes a toddler, she will enjoy helping to choose books for you to read to her. As your child grows into a preschooler and kindergartner,the two of you can look for books that have longer stories and more words on pages. Also look for books that have repeating words and phrases that she can begin to read or recognize when she sees them. By early first grade, add to this mix some books designed for beginning readers, including some books that have chapters and some books that show photographs and provide true information rather than make-believe stories.
| | Watch your child progressWritten by Anil Vij
As a parent, you can learn a lot about your child's learning and watch for signs of possible problems. Here are some things to look for and to discuss with his teacher: Starting at age 3 or 4: Does your child remember nursery rhymes, and can he play rhyming games? At about age 4: Can your child get information or directions from conversations or books that are read aloud to him? Kindergartners:Is your child beginning to name and write letters and numbers that he sees in books, on billboards and signs, and in other places? At age 5: Can your child play and enjoy simple word games in which two or more words start with same sound? For example: "Name all animals you can think of that start with d."
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