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Where do babies get their words?

 Our literacy expert answers where, how and when babies gain language skills.
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Make your voice heard

 Play with your voice to show your baby the difference between loud & soft and high-pitched & low-pitched sounds.
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It's rhyme time

 Reading or reciting nursery rhymes introduces babies to the rhythm of language. Long before your baby can utter a word, much less rhyme words, he can listen to rhymes and start to internalize the patterns in language. And babies love predictable language, which explains why you’ll tire of a rhyme long before he does!
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Why read to your baby every day?

 Is your baby chewing, not reading, his books? Find out why you should still read to him every day.
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Echo!

 Playing echo games will get your child ready to say real words.
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Communicate through words, sounds, songs and gestures

 Help your baby understand the many uses of language and speech.
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Baby sounds

 Make conversation of coos and giggles.
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Itsy bitsy spider

 Finger plays like Itsy Bitsy Spider introduce new vocabulary and help little ones coordinate words with finger motions.
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Over and under

 With a block and a small container, your baby can learn position words.
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Story time 101

 Discover the most effective ways to read to your baby.
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Baby's got books

 Even before babies can pick up books and turn the pages, they will enjoy being surrounded by colorful, familiar board books.
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Sound off

 Repeat the sounds your baby makes, then make some of your own to expand his repertoire.
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