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Literacy skills are how we read and write. We often think of preschool (3-4 years and up) when thinking about literacy development. But, did you know early literacy development actually starts in infancy? Exposing infants and toddlers to activities involving reading and books consistently will greatly impact their later language
Story reading aloud is a research-based strategy that encourages children’s language and literacy development (beginning from infancy). Reading aloud encourages early language skills and early cognitive development. Please note: throughout this blog post, the term child or children refers to ages 0-4 years unless otherwise specified. Why is Reading Aloud
In this series, we are talking about the different stages of play and their impact on a child’s language development. Here’s Stages 1&2 Unoccupied Play / Solitary Play, Stage 3 Spectator Play, Stage 4 Parallel Play, and in this post, we are going to talk about Stage 5 Associative Play!