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Read it again Discover why reading the same old story is well worth your time.
Reading & Writing
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Oh, what a feeling! Make faces in the mirror with your baby and name the emotion you’re showing.
Personal & Social Skills
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Where do babies get their words? Our literacy expert answers where, how and when babies gain language skills.
Reading & Writing
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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.
Reading & Writing
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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!
Reading & Writing
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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.
Reading & Writing
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Echo! Playing echo games will get your child ready to say real words.
Reading & Writing
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Communicate through words, sounds, songs and gestures Help your baby understand the many uses of language and speech.
Reading & Writing
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Baby sounds Make conversation of coos and giggles.
Reading & Writing
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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.
Reading & Writing
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Over and under With a block and a small container, your baby can learn position words.
Reading & Writing
Article
Story time 101 Discover the most effective ways to read to your baby.
Reading & Writing
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