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Reading : 6-12 months

The benefits

As your baby grows into a toddler he will take more interest in the pictures and story
when you read to him. Reading together, talking, singing songs and saying rhymes will all
reinforce his interest in books and start to develop the desire to discover what the words
on the page mean. As your child’s concentration grows, you can start to look at books
which introduce a basic story line.

Reading regularly to your toddler will help him develop important pre-reading skills.
As you turn the pages he will begin to learn that books and text read from left to right.
By listening to and repeating rhymes, he will begin to ‘hear’ the sounds in words, which
will help him recognise and spell them later on. As he spots different objects or people
in the pictures, he will be refining his ability to distinguish between shapes, a skill
which will eventually help him to recognise different letters and words. He will also
learn about common patterns in speech which will help him anticipate which words might
come next.

What to look for:

  • Books with a short, but clear story line
  • Books with bright, interesting illustrations
  • Books with rhyming text
  • Books with flaps to lift and explore

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