Does Your Kindergartner Struggle with Beginning Reading Skills?
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Prep:聽None/Activity Time:聽3鈥4 Minutes
At this age, most babies say their first words. Your baby will collect new words to use, and she may say about a dozen words by the end of this stage. Expand her one-word response by stretching it into a sentence. Go a step further by making up a story, rhyme or song that has to do with your baby鈥檚 new favorite word!聽聽
Step 1:聽When your baby uses a word, stretch it into a sentence or two. For example:聽
Baby: 鈥淒og鈥澛
You: 鈥淵es, it鈥檚 a dog. He has very soft fur.鈥澛 聽
Baby: 鈥淒og鈥澛
You: 鈥淵es. Look at the cute dog!鈥澛
Step 2:聽Take it further by making up a song, rhyme, or story about your baby鈥檚 word. For example:聽
鈥淭hat little dog is black and white.聽
He doesn鈥檛 bark and he doesn鈥檛 bite.聽
He鈥檒l run around and sit and stay.聽
Throw a ball! He loves to play!聽
He鈥檒l sniff your hand and give you a smooch.聽
This little dog is one nice pooch!鈥澛