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Yes, your infant or toddler may be too young to understand the words, comprehend images, or even put the two together. The fact that they do not yet understand what you read to them doesn’t mean there aren’t benefits by reading to your child.
According to www.childliteracy.com, the more you read to your child the better. By reading to your child you are helping them build knowledge through their senses that are still developing.”
“The effort of focusing on pictures develops eye muscles. And each time he hears a particular word, it imprints more strongly in his brain. Think: how do our brains learn? They learn by doing. Each time your baby sees, hears, or feels anything, brain connections form. Eventually, the connections are strong enough to create a skill or a piece of knowledge”, says www.childliteracy.com.
To me, the benefits are obvious and makes a lot of sense. Additionally, reading to your child is another great way to build that parent-child bond. Reading to your baby can be fun for all and very helpful to your child’s early development. Happy reading.
A list of books to read to the little one:
- Lamaze Where’s Caterpillar
- The First Years Pooh Peek & Teethe Crinkle Book
- Sassy Soft Book - I’m a Teapot
- Sassy Soft Book- Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
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Early reading is so important and reading to your child to get them interested in stories is great. We’ve just developed a DVD for very young children (1-4 years) in order to help develop early literacy, numeracy and healthy eating. ‘123 it’s a fruity abc’ has animations for each of the letters of the alphabet with animal characters and everyday objects made from real pieces of fruit and veg. Used on a ‘few-minuets-a-day’ basis with your child or children, you can have lot’s of fun while learning letter names, letter sounds, as well as visual/sound recognition, alongside snacking with fresh fruit and crunchy vegetables. A true multi-sensory experience for parent, carer and child. Children as young as 15months volunteer the sounds and join in. There are sample clips on the website and YouTube and free downloads of activity sheets. Would welcome your comments if you’d have a look!
Hello Edwin,
Thanks for visiting the blog. I’m glad we share the same views on the importance of early reading for our children. Looking at the sample clips and website, ‘123 Its a Fruity ABC’ looks like a great product.
We would love to feature this in our blog, as a review. Would you be willing to send us a copy to feature on our blog? As a review on the blog, this will also appear on our parents community site as well, http://www.parentsovernight.com.
Email us at info@parentsovernight.com
My mother started reading to me when I was very young. At 3 I had memorized most if not all of the books my mother would read to me to the point where I knew exactly when the page should be turned. Because of this I was able to read at a much younger age and at a much higher level than children my age. I was also able to write more comprehensive sentences at a much earlier age as well. I fully intend to continue this tradition when I have a child of my own.