NEWS ARCHIVE

Though many people believe that children learn to read and write in kindergarten or first grade, developing literacy skills actually begins at birth through everyday loving interactions.  Join Fox 4’s parenting expert as she give ideas on how to nurture your little one’s early reading ability.

Books young children like

• Simple, large pictures
• Photos of other babies/children
• Books with only a few words on each page
• Simply rhymes or predictable text
• Animal books

Ways to share books

• Share a book every day
• A few minutes is ok
• Talk or sing about the pictures
• Let children turn the pages
• Show children the words
• Make it personal