Teaching Babies to Read – 5 Keys to a Successful Program
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Read to Your baby Daily
In order to teach your baby to read, you need to spend some time reading to your baby each day. You can even start at birth, in order to establish a consistent pattern and a love of books in your child. Make sure you have books that you and your baby really enjoy.
Follow Babies Lead
Tailor your program according to your baby’s interests. Make sure you include words and pictures that excite your baby. If your baby likes animals, teach them the names of all the different animals you can. If your baby likes vehicles, teach them as many different vehicles as you can. It is important that you allow your baby to determine the direction the program will take.
Include a Generous Dose of Joy
To succeed in teaching your baby to read, be sure that you only partake in the program when you are both in a good mood.
Never attempt to teach when either you or your baby are in a bad mood. Consider teaching your baby to read a game you play when you both want to have fun.
Always Keep Baby Wanting More
A key ingredient to your success in teaching your baby to read is to never satisfy your baby’s desire to see everything. If your baby enjoys viewing 10 flash cards per session, then show only 9. Always keep your baby wanting more. Don’t burn out your child by showing 50 cards in one session, unless of course, your baby is happy to see 51. Show your baby one less card than your baby wants to see in order to keep things fun for your baby. A wise parent knows when it is time to stop.
Be Consistent
Consistency and frequency are the building blocks of teaching babies to read. Without these, you will not experience the joy of hearing your little baby read their first words.
It is critical that you expose your child to language often. If you are not able to show your child words three times per day, but you consistently show words once per day, your baby will benefit and learn to read. Whatever you set out to do, try to have realistic goals. If you work full time, it is possible to do three sets per day, but if it is more enjoyable to show only one or two sets per day, by all means, do that. Show your child words consistently and frequently and your baby will learn to read.
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