Tips on Reading To Your Toddler

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Do things that will make reading a book more entertaining to your child – and to you. You can use different tones of voice for different situations, choose different voices for characters, and so on. It is not just what you are reading that matters, but also how you read it.
You may tell the story in your own words if the words on the book is too complex for your child, and you don't want him to lose interest.
Give your child time to make the most out of every page of the book. Encourage him to look at the pictures, point out objects, repeat words, and talk about the story.
Ask questions like “Who did that?”, “What is she doing?”, “What is that called?”. Also, to keep your child involved in the story, do not read straight through. Ask questions like “Why do you think it happened?” and “What do you think will happen next?”
After reading a book, take time to ask your child question about what he liked or didn’t like about the story.
To build your child’s vocabulary, ask him about where an object is in the book. Praise him every time he points or names an object.
Choose books that tell a story with a lot of repetition and have the same words appearing over and over.
If you have more than one child, read to each child separately, especially if they're more than 2 years apart. Reading to children with different ages together is also a good practice.

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