Information for Grown-Ups

Talking with babies and young children

Too Small to Fail

Zero to Three

 

laytime is a wonderful time for rich conversation. Here I am playing new-baby-in-the-family with a toddler and mother during an early literacy home visit. We’re using fun and interesting words like cozy and cuddle.

Playtime is a wonderful time for rich conversation. Here I am playing new-baby-in-the-family with a toddler and mother during an early literacy home visit. We’re using fun and interesting words like cozy and cuddle.

Language-Building Tips from Small Talk Books® expert Dr. Betty Bardige

For a collection of resources from the late Dr. Bardige click here.

 

Reading with babies and young children

National Association for the Education of Young Children

Reach Out and Read 

Reading Rockets

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends reading aloud to infants from birth.

When you read aloud with a young child, you can pause in the story. You might stop to ask or answer a question, or perhaps to relate something in the story to the child’s experience.

When you read aloud with a young child, you can pause in the story. You might stop to ask or answer a question, or perhaps to relate something in the story to the child’s experience.

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