Read Aloud to Your Baby 15 Minutes a Day:

 by amanda Easton

   Reading aloud to your newborn baby stimulates his imagination and expands his understanding of the world. The rhythm and melody of language prepares him to understand the written word. Very young babies love the sound of familiar voices. They respond to nursery rhymes but what you read is not as important as how often you read.

Babies associate reading and books with pleasant feelings. When they hear repetitive sound and rhymes they begin to use their senses of listening, seeing and touching.

The Read Aloud Organization recommends reading aloud to your child every day for 15 minutes to grow vocabulary, bond with your child and create a lifetime love of books and learning. Babies learn best through interaction. TV, music and even talking to your baby do not provide the necessary stimulation that reading aloud provides.
What do Babies Like"

Babies love board books with simple bright pictures against a solid color background.

When they begin to reach out and grasp objects provide washable cloth books and vinyl books.

Try books with bright pictures of animals, baby faces and other familiar objects.

As your baby grows and begins to do activities for themselves read stories about going to bed, taking a bath or eating breakfast.

Try books with flaps to lift or tabs to pull.

Babies love family photo albums.

How do I Read to My Baby"

Hold your baby so that he or she can see the pictu...