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Make Book Reading a Time for Conversations!

Reading books with your child is a great opportunity to have conversations – something that’s both enjoyable and important. After all, conversations about books are known to boost a child’s language skills and future reading ability, among other things. In this article, we share some strategies to help you make book reading a time to talk and boost your child’s literacy skills as you have fun together!

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iPad = I Don’t Talk: The Effects of Young Children’s Screen Time

Research shows that toddlers who know a lot of words often have more success in school later on – so having a large vocabulary at a young age is very important! In this article, we review the typical milestones for infants who are learning new words, and explore some proven strategies to help you boost your child’s vocabulary – whether or not she has a language delay.

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Predicting with This Is Not My Hat

Teach your child to read between the lines of a story by predicting what will happen next with Jon Klassen’s This Is Not My Hat.

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