By Danielle Lankford, Guadalupe School Communications Specialist
What is the number one daily educational habit you can keep when you have a baby or toddler? Talk-Sing-Read!
Babies and toddlers are absorbing language at incredible rates before the age of 3, and language development is one of the most important indicators for child development. So, here are some ways you can integrate Talk-Sing-Read into your daily routine, to make sure your child is learning every day.
· Talk about what you see while going for a walk.
· Talk about what you’re doing around the home.
· Talk to your baby, responding when they make sounds.
· Talk about what things are, such as labeling parts of the body, toys, or items in the grocery store.
· Talk in questions to mix it up when playing with your baby.
· Sing to the radio in the car.
· Sing nursery rhymes and lullabies at home.
· Sing the ABC’s or the clean-up song.
· Sing your favorite traditional songs from your family or culture.
· Sing before naptime or bedtime to calm your baby.
· Read a classic bedtime story.
· Read as your baby explores a book on their own.
· Read or tell a favorite story from your childhood.
· Read along at a library or school story time event.
· Read stories where you can use different voices for different characters and have fun with acting it out.