Look for signals that your baby is alert and calm.鈥Positioning her on your lap will encourage your baby to maintain the social communication activity of sharing the pictures in the story.
Baby Faces Smile!
Author:聽Roberta Grobel Intrater
Birth to 5 Months | Concept
During this phase of development, babies begin to learn that the pictures in a book represent sounds and word meanings. The beautifully photographed baby faces in this board book will delight little ones as they look at, touch and share the meaning of each smiling face. This book also offers a small amount of rhyming text that will capture baby鈥檚 listening attention for sounds in our language.
Before, During and After Reading
Allow your baby to explore the book by grasping the chunky pages and touching the pictures.鈥疉s you and your baby are looking at each smiling baby face, comment on the feelings that might produce a smile. You might say:聽
鈥淟ook, this baby is happy! Look at her smile!鈥痮r鈥疘 think this baby boy is excited! I see his smile!鈥濃
Touch the baby鈥檚 smile on each page as you say the word鈥smile. This will help your baby make connections between the sounds of the word she hears and the picture representation.聽
Comment on your baby鈥檚 smiling face during pleasurable activities.鈥Notice her response to your smiling face during routine activities like diaper changes, feeding and bathing. Look and listen for her to smile and coo back at you!聽
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