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It’s NEVER too soon to begin reading to your baby. ⏰ In fact, doing so while your little one is still in utero will begin familiarizing your soon-to-be newborn with the voices of the adults who will comprise their “circle of trust” after birth. Once your baby is born,...

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My grandson at almost 12 months in his “reading chair.”

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💯 Also it’s never too early to introduce babies to music. My son’s kicks were almost in time and definitely more than ‘fluttering” when I watched Chicago.

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Children's librarian here. Oh, my heart!

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If you read to your kids for 5 minutes a day, you expose them to 500 words, give or take. Over the course of 10 years, that's over 1.8M words. If you read to them for 30 minutes a day, that's 10.8M words. Yes, many of those words will be repeats. But plenty won't. If you want to give your kids a leg up read to them early and often.

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Kiddo started getting value out of books way sooner than I expected. The second useful thing she learned to do with her hands, after sucking her thumb, was turn pages.

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Baby babble is so cute

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This is so true. Did I hear at the end of the first book a “wow wow”, or am I imagining the onomatopoeia for the dog? Lol Look at my student how she pretends to read to the “baby” in the nursery center 😍

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We have our 22m grandson 1X a week. After lunch he may not want his nap but I just say, "Let's go upstairs and look at your books." He scampers up the stairs. We have 3 favourites there that he reads in a certain order! I have another new one for next wk to add to our fun.

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We read to our boys from in utero. When the oldest went off to college, he was given a budget except for books, I left that unlimited. That is until I had to remortgage the house to cover all those stories!!!!!

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That delivery! The kiddo is gonna be narrating audio books. I’d listen to him reading War and Peace!

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Want to prepare your baby for a lifetime of success? Make literacy a priority from the start. As strange as it may sound, you needn’t even wait until they are born to begin reading aloud. That’s because your baby can hear you - and begins familiarizing themself with the sound of your voice and the rhythms and patterns of your native language - during the third trimester of pregnancy. Once they do arrive, surround your child with spoken and written language. Speak, read, sing… and model reading as a skill and interest of your own. (Remember there’s nobody your child wants to emulate more than you.) With infants you can’t go wrong with board books like the one shown here - which is not only sturdy, but incorporates sensory elements for our hero to explore. Watch how he follows Mom’s lead example, touching the bear’s nose. Do/did you have favorite board books at your house? I’d love to add them to my list. This little reader was shared to IG by theoriginal_captain.

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There’s something new on every page! I’ve written often about reading with your baby, noting that - at the very earliest stages - it’s okay to start small (a minute or less) and not to get too discouraged if your baby spends more time attending to your face than the book itself… Or even expresses greater interest in chewing on a board book than reading it. But today let’s see the flip side of this coin! I couldn’t help but be taken by just how engaged this little guy is with the book dad is sharing - his eyes wide and laser focused and his face lighting up with delight over the surprises revealed on every page. (Accentuated, of course, by his father’s melodic and enthusiastic narration.) It’s not where all children begin (so, again, don’t be discouraged if your baby doesn’t react with the same initial interest and enthusiasm) but it sure is fun to see. And rest assured that with age and exposure, your baby will get there too! Read, read, read with your baby. This lovely example was shared to FB by Baby Love.

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One of the great gifts you can give your little one is a regular change of scenery. Witness 19-month-old Bonnie’s wide-eyed wonderment as her family explores a nature trail beside a stream. “What’s this?” she asks over and over as she seeks and confirms new information. The experience - and conversation with her parents - exposes her to a wide variety of vocabulary and concepts (nature, pinecone, a stream, a puddle… all new additions to her mental database enabled by a simple family stroll.) As this lovely video illustrates, new experiences needn’t be costly, distant, or exotic to be educational. Indeed, most communities are jammed packed with new things for your toddler to see and do… opportunities that expose them to new experiences and terminology - the grocery store, a laundromat, a local park, the library. Step out of your daily routine. It will light up your baby’s brain. 🧠 This inquisitive little one was shared to IG by rileykayscott.

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Does your little one want to hear the same book over and over and over again? The repetition can be a little maddening for us as parents, but for children it’s actually very beneficial. Favorite books are not only familiar and comforting, but support vocabulary growth and - importantly - your child’s own participation in the reading experience. I just love this video of little Theo and his mom as they read Eric Carle’s Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother Too? Not only can you tell it’s a book they’ve read together many times, but the familiar, repetitive pattern of the text itself allows Theo to play a role in the reading. Watch as he provides an enthusiastic “YES!” at the beginning of each page. (Note too what a good job he does at matching his “yes” response to the appropriate point in the text itself. It’s the first thing said after each page is turned.) As for vocabulary growth, repeated exposure to new words helps children to internalize vocabulary more rapidly with one study suggesting that children are more likely to incorporate new vocabulary from a book read three times than from three different books read one time apiece. This fantastic little reader was shared to IG by theoriginal_captain.

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The way you speak to your child is the way they will learn to speak to others. And to themself. It’s not by accident that this little one, shared to IG by alysenovo, is brimming with confidence in her ability to take on a challenge. Listen to her self talk: “I did it!” “Good job!” “Awesome.” This isn’t language she’s concocted on her own. It’s the kind of language modeled by her parents as part of a key life lesson: You are capable. That doesn’t mean unending - or empty - praise. But it does mean that when you demonstrate your own belief in your child’s abilities, they’re likely to internalize it. “You can do it” becomes “I can do it.” Choose your words with the knowledge that your voice will echo as your child’s own.
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The way you speak to your child is the way they will learn to speak to others. And to themself. It’s not by accident that this little one, shared to IG by alysenovo, is brimming with confidence in her ability to take on a challenge. Listen to her self talk: “I did it!” “Good job!” “Awesome.” This isn’t language she’s concocted on her own. It’s the kind of language modeled by her parents as part of a key life lesson: You are capable. That doesn’t mean unending - or empty - praise. But it does mean that when you demonstrate your own belief in your child’s abilities, they’re likely to internalize it. “You can do it” becomes “I can do it.” Choose your words with the knowledge that your voice will echo as your child’s own.

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33,269 görüntüleme • 11 ay önce

Mom’s little apprentice.👩🏻‍🍼 As children grow and learn, their play becomes increasingly sophisticated. I’ve written often about how toddlers begin their imaginary play close to home, emulating the important adults in their lives. But, in time, their play becomes less tethered to their day-to-day reality. One key to this transition is the emergence of “symbolic play” - which is just what it sounds like. Beginning around 18-months of age, children begin using one object to represent (or symbolize) another. A wooden block might become a car. A banana could become a telephone. And a shoe can become a baby! I’ve shared a lot of videos on this platform, but few that I’ve loved more than this one - which offers a fantastic snapshot of this transition in action. Occupying herself during a long church service, our hero (age: 2 years, 8 months) engages in some imaginary play - silently emulating the caregiving of her parents, but using a shoe to represent a baby of her own. Notice how attentive and tender she is. It’s just beautiful. In time her play will begin shifting toward more and more fantasy. But for now, that’s one well-attended “baby.” This little mother-in-training was shared to IG by edlainevaunacorrea.
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Mom’s little apprentice.👩🏻‍🍼 As children grow and learn, their play becomes increasingly sophisticated. I’ve written often about how toddlers begin their imaginary play close to home, emulating the important adults in their lives. But, in time, their play becomes less tethered to their day-to-day reality. One key to this transition is the emergence of “symbolic play” - which is just what it sounds like. Beginning around 18-months of age, children begin using one object to represent (or symbolize) another. A wooden block might become a car. A banana could become a telephone. And a shoe can become a baby! I’ve shared a lot of videos on this platform, but few that I’ve loved more than this one - which offers a fantastic snapshot of this transition in action. Occupying herself during a long church service, our hero (age: 2 years, 8 months) engages in some imaginary play - silently emulating the caregiving of her parents, but using a shoe to represent a baby of her own. Notice how attentive and tender she is. It’s just beautiful. In time her play will begin shifting toward more and more fantasy. But for now, that’s one well-attended “baby.” This little mother-in-training was shared to IG by edlainevaunacorrea.

Dan Wuori

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Parents often ask me about the best way to engage infants in lap reading - noting, at the very earliest stages, that their babies aren’t always real attentive to books. It’s important, first and foremost, to note that infant attention spans are very short. So know that it’s okay to start small… reading for just a minute or two at a time. But there are also ways you can optimize your chances of a successful experience. One trick is to literally turn things around, as illustrated by this great video from justjessfood on IG, who (with the assistance of a supportive pillow) has turned lap reading into a face-to-face social experience. There’s nothing your baby loves more than your face… as evidenced by this sweet little guy who arguably takes more delight in mom’s expressive reading than in a view of the book itself. And that’s just fine! He’s still accruing all the language benefits as they bond. And talk about an appreciative audience! Next time you read with your baby try configuring the situation so that they can see both you and the book. You may find it makes a big difference.
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Parents often ask me about the best way to engage infants in lap reading - noting, at the very earliest stages, that their babies aren’t always real attentive to books. It’s important, first and foremost, to note that infant attention spans are very short. So know that it’s okay to start small… reading for just a minute or two at a time. But there are also ways you can optimize your chances of a successful experience. One trick is to literally turn things around, as illustrated by this great video from justjessfood on IG, who (with the assistance of a supportive pillow) has turned lap reading into a face-to-face social experience. There’s nothing your baby loves more than your face… as evidenced by this sweet little guy who arguably takes more delight in mom’s expressive reading than in a view of the book itself. And that’s just fine! He’s still accruing all the language benefits as they bond. And talk about an appreciative audience! Next time you read with your baby try configuring the situation so that they can see both you and the book. You may find it makes a big difference.

Dan Wuori

40,557 görüntüleme • 1 yıl önce

Your toddler wants to be just like YOU. I’ve written often about how children’s imaginary play typically begins - not in far off lands or outer space - but in your home, with your baby reenacting daily caregiving and household routines (which is one reason young children are so drawn to baby dolls and kitchen play sets, for example… these are the things within their daily experience). Where there are opportunities to let them do so safely, there’s no reason to shy away from letting your little one engage in the real work of the family. I loved seeing this little guy, shared to IG by strelnikov_family, jumping right into the household chores - using the vacuum (under parental supervision) to apprentice right alongside mom and dad. Toddlerhood is still a little early to begin requiring chores as an expectation - and their abilities are obviously still under development - but you might be surprised by how eager your child is to “assist.” Look for appropriate opportunities to let them do just that.
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Your toddler wants to be just like YOU. I’ve written often about how children’s imaginary play typically begins - not in far off lands or outer space - but in your home, with your baby reenacting daily caregiving and household routines (which is one reason young children are so drawn to baby dolls and kitchen play sets, for example… these are the things within their daily experience). Where there are opportunities to let them do so safely, there’s no reason to shy away from letting your little one engage in the real work of the family. I loved seeing this little guy, shared to IG by strelnikov_family, jumping right into the household chores - using the vacuum (under parental supervision) to apprentice right alongside mom and dad. Toddlerhood is still a little early to begin requiring chores as an expectation - and their abilities are obviously still under development - but you might be surprised by how eager your child is to “assist.” Look for appropriate opportunities to let them do just that.

Dan Wuori

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Reading with your baby is about so much more than the book. It’s a time for bonding and connection. For laughter, love, and language learning… There are so many great things happening as this father and daughter share a board book together. Watch our hero, as she splits her attention between the book and her father, turning her adoring gaze to his face after each and every page. Dad is a fantastic narrator, reenacting the book’s animal sounds with enthusiasm. And let not leave out the fact that this is a shared tummy time activity (which, by the looks of it, is soon to be a precursor to some major crawling). The whole video is a delight… but my favorite part is the end. What do you think she’s communicating as the video closes? This lovely father-daughter moment was shared to IG by theberardos.
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Reading with your baby is about so much more than the book. It’s a time for bonding and connection. For laughter, love, and language learning… There are so many great things happening as this father and daughter share a board book together. Watch our hero, as she splits her attention between the book and her father, turning her adoring gaze to his face after each and every page. Dad is a fantastic narrator, reenacting the book’s animal sounds with enthusiasm. And let not leave out the fact that this is a shared tummy time activity (which, by the looks of it, is soon to be a precursor to some major crawling). The whole video is a delight… but my favorite part is the end. What do you think she’s communicating as the video closes? This lovely father-daughter moment was shared to IG by theberardos.

Dan Wuori

338,728 görüntüleme • 2 yıl önce

From 0 to 60 in X seconds… For years that’s been one of the benchmarks used by auto manufacturers to describe the rapid acceleration of the world’s most powerful cars. It’s also a perfect metaphor to wrap up two weeks of posts focused on the language acquisition of young children. Babies enter the world with cries and gurgles… advance rapidly to complex forms of babbling, and generally speak their first words within a year. Their vocabularies growing exponentially, they begin stringing simple sentences together shortly thereafter and by two years of age, become surprisingly powerful little communicators. From 0 to 60 in just a little more than 24 months. It’s really amazing to witness. I began this series with video of a baby’s first sounds, captured in a hospital maternity ward. So what better way to conclude it than with an example of the end result? I got such a kick out of listening to this little one, age two, discussing her exasperation over the family dog’s need to bark at… well, everything. Check out not only her complex vocabulary and grammar, but her expression and tone… The way her personality is exposed through her vocalizations. Listening to her it’s hard to imagine that roughly 18 months prior she’d not yet spoken a single conventional word. Talk about acceleration! 🏎️ Of course this isn’t truly the end point for language development. Her vocabulary will continue to grow throughout her lifetime, for example… but the foundations of her lifelong success have been laid… transforming not only her ability to communicate but the very ways she is able to think. Language is arguably humankind’s most powerful tool. And it’s mastered rapidly by its most efficient and precocious little learners. This fantastic video was shared to IG by harperraeels.
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From 0 to 60 in X seconds… For years that’s been one of the benchmarks used by auto manufacturers to describe the rapid acceleration of the world’s most powerful cars. It’s also a perfect metaphor to wrap up two weeks of posts focused on the language acquisition of young children. Babies enter the world with cries and gurgles… advance rapidly to complex forms of babbling, and generally speak their first words within a year. Their vocabularies growing exponentially, they begin stringing simple sentences together shortly thereafter and by two years of age, become surprisingly powerful little communicators. From 0 to 60 in just a little more than 24 months. It’s really amazing to witness. I began this series with video of a baby’s first sounds, captured in a hospital maternity ward. So what better way to conclude it than with an example of the end result? I got such a kick out of listening to this little one, age two, discussing her exasperation over the family dog’s need to bark at… well, everything. Check out not only her complex vocabulary and grammar, but her expression and tone… The way her personality is exposed through her vocalizations. Listening to her it’s hard to imagine that roughly 18 months prior she’d not yet spoken a single conventional word. Talk about acceleration! 🏎️ Of course this isn’t truly the end point for language development. Her vocabulary will continue to grow throughout her lifetime, for example… but the foundations of her lifelong success have been laid… transforming not only her ability to communicate but the very ways she is able to think. Language is arguably humankind’s most powerful tool. And it’s mastered rapidly by its most efficient and precocious little learners. This fantastic video was shared to IG by harperraeels.

Dan Wuori

101,413 görüntüleme • 1 yıl önce

As your baby grows as a language user, they are absorbing and practicing many things all at once. Check out this fantastic little “reader” shared to TT by carrierad. At 14 months, her articulation and conventional vocabulary are still developing - putting a faithful retelling of this story beyond her current abilities. But that doesn’t mean she hasn’t learned a ton about what it means to be a reader from her parents’ daily story times. Listen to her babbled version of the story (Sam McBratney’s Guess How Much I Love You) and you’ll find so much complexity. She may lack the author’s words, but not expression. Her babbled vocalizations are sentence length. And the rise and fall of her pitch mimic the voices of her parents as they read to and with her. She’s telling the story. And knows exactly how books work. Fantastic!
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As your baby grows as a language user, they are absorbing and practicing many things all at once. Check out this fantastic little “reader” shared to TT by carrierad. At 14 months, her articulation and conventional vocabulary are still developing - putting a faithful retelling of this story beyond her current abilities. But that doesn’t mean she hasn’t learned a ton about what it means to be a reader from her parents’ daily story times. Listen to her babbled version of the story (Sam McBratney’s Guess How Much I Love You) and you’ll find so much complexity. She may lack the author’s words, but not expression. Her babbled vocalizations are sentence length. And the rise and fall of her pitch mimic the voices of her parents as they read to and with her. She’s telling the story. And knows exactly how books work. Fantastic!

Dan Wuori

63,212 görüntüleme • 1 yıl önce