Babies - singing nursery rhymes; narrating what you do during your day to them; letting them chew on and play with books
Toddlers - just look at and talk about pictures in books; clap syllables in words together; use cereal boxes and environmental print to get them to notice words; importance of repetition
Preschoolers - fill in rhyming words; play word games; make up new endings to favorite stories; the importance of dramatic play for language development
Courtesy of:
Trish Reid
Youth Paraprofessional
Kent District Library
East Grand Rapids Branch
746 Lakeside
East Grand Rapids, MI 49506
preid@kdl.org
www.kdl.org
In your voice
