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Getting Your Child Ready to Read
Birth to 12 Months Old
Early Language Acquisition - Language development begins at birth and continues throughout your child's life. Babies begin to learn language long before they can speak, and they constantly absorb sounds and language from their surroundings. Modeling the use of language for your child to emulate is critical in the learning process. Positive conversational exchanges between you and your child will increase the baby's exposure to the use and understanding of language.
Talking, reading or singing with your infant or toddler will help the child learn to speak and understand the meanings and uses of words. The increased interactions between you and your child will contribute to the development of your child's language, leading to increased comprehension as the child begins learning to read. Your child will begin to recognize pictures of objects and communicate using sounds and gestures during the first year of life.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Early Language and Literacy Development
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