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Welcome
Why
Read to Your Baby?
Newborn
(birth to 6 months)
Older
Baby (6 to 15 months)
Young
Toddler (15 months to 2 years)
Older
Toddler (2 to 3 years)
The
Library: A Special Place for Baby and You
Suggested
Books
Program
Overview
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Young
Toddler - (15 months to 2 years)
Your
young toddler will learn to:
- Copy words,
phrases and movements
- Put words
together in combinations such as "All done"
- Play simple
question-and-answer games
- Assert self
often by saying "No"
- Act out everyday
roles (dressing, going to work, cooking, cleaning)
- Actively explore
what's around
- Like toys
that move or make noise
- Enjoy learning
and reciting finger plays
- Listen to
music and dance to the rhythm
What you can do
with your young toddler:
- Find longer
stories to enjoy again and again
- While reading,
ask your child to tell you about the pictures
- Play simple
finger and action rhymes
- Have a special
low place for your child's books
- Let your toddler
sometimes choose what to read
- Have small
easy-to-carry books or books as big as your toddler
- Match books
to activities (read Max's Bath by Rosemary Wells and then
splash in the tub)
- Read together
often, keeping times short and fun
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