Tanya and Christian are DePaul University nursing students and interns with Words on Wheels. In this video they have a “questions and answers” session. They provide information and tips on the importance of wearing masks and hand hygiene.
Ms. Bobbie Edwards MA, Early Childhood Specialist, provides useful advice on reading to your baby. She also models reading to a baby as she reads Goodnight Moon, by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd. Made for parents, guardians, and child care providers.
Taking away screens and reading to our children during the formative years of birth to age 5 boosts brain development. We all know that's true, but now science can convince us with startling images.
When I was a second grade teacher, many of my parents had many questions about their child. I wish I had found this organization and their website: Understood.org to help answer their questions. Understood.org is one of the many excellent resources to help parents with concerns and questions.
I found a graphic and article that list the reading skills a child is to acquire at certain ages. The contributor Amanda Morin state an important point:
"Not all kids develop reading skills at the same rate. But there are some general milestones to look out for as your child grows up. Take a look at how they typically unfold."
Wayne Lee, M.Ed
How do you choose good books for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers? Here is the first rule – choose books that you love! You will read these same books over and over and over, and enjoying them is the first gift you want to give to the little one you are reading with. The first books you choose will be with you until your infant becomes a toddler, becomes a preschooler, and goes off to kindergarten. While there are special guides for differing ages of very young children, you will find that the same book you chose for a 6 week old will still be requested when they are four or five.
