tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10735593.post-1108004279887283212005-02-09T18:26:00.000-08:002005-02-10T09:21:00.903-08:00<strong><em><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Raising a Reader...Read to your child 20 minutes a day!</span></em></strong> <br /><strong><em><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></em></strong> <br /><strong><em><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Read aloud from the moment you bring your new baby home from the hospital. </span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Cloth books are wonderful for your youngest reader who needs the soft touch. <br /> <br />The new chunkie books are great ~ </span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Just the right size for little hands to hold and will stand up to punishment. <br /> <br />At 9 months Touchy Feely Books will hold your child's attention with all of the textures to feel and discover.</span></em></strong> <br /><strong><em><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></em></strong> <br /><strong><em><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Give your baby time to look at the pictures, which should be held about eight to ten inches from his/her face. <br /> <br />Teach your children to play in books instead of in front of the TV or video games. This is something that is habit forming at an early age. </span></em></strong> <br /><strong><em><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></em></strong> <br /><strong><em><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Play rhyme, rhythm, and sound games with your child. Look for objects in pictures or around the house that begin with a specific letter of the alphabet. </span></em></strong> <br /><strong><em><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></em></strong> <br /><strong><em><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span></em></strong> <br />Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14326826018923824072noreply@blogger.com