How to inculcate Early Literacy in your Babies :
Researches suggest that children who are exposed to early literacy tends to read earlier and excel in school as early literacy profoundly influences the language development ,cognitive development -the foundations for other learnings thus leading to academic success.
What are the different Ways to promote Early Literacy in Babies 📖??
We have introduced books to Baby A when she was 6 months old .Initially she enjoyed seeing pictures, touching the pages, flipping through them ,reading aloud to her .While Reading a book to your child has numerous benefits as it promotes your child's Brain development , Sparks Imagination and curiosity ,helps your child understand letters ,sounds ,words and most importantly strengthens your relationship with child but you will be surprised to know that :
✅Storytelling
✅Singing Rhymes
are the other best ways apart from Reading to promote early literacy skills in your child .
If your child is too bored of reading a book you can add a tint of fun element by reading the content of the book in a fun way by making various noises and faces to express the emotions of the content and your child will truly enjoy it .Baby A literally asks me to read that way and this is one of the main reason she looks forward to same Book each single day without getting bored of it.
Baby A is very fond of storytelling too..I always try to make fun stories on my own which mainly focus on things she loves and enjoys the most and then narrate the stories by making her sit in the warmth of my lap .This is one of the best ways to spark the imagination and curiosity in kids while making sure to help them learn and understand the right things by coming up with stories imparting Moral lessons of Kindness ,Politeness and so many such things .
Apart from storytelling ,singing various rhymes does attracts Baby A a lot.We have this routine of singing rhymes together before we go to bed each night and Singing Rhymes before bed time is also one of the reasons she looks forward to Bed time each single night .Make sure you help your child to express the emotions through hands movement or other body parts while you sing the rhymes to help your kid understand and learn easily and keep the fun element alive.You might be surprised to discover that sometimes your baby will love storytelling and singing rhymes more than Reading Books 🌸🍬
What is the right age/ time for Storytelling ,Reading or singing rhymes ??
You can start as early as 3months -6months.

When it comes to inculcating pre-kindergarten language developmentskills in Babies /junior toddlers ,every time of the day is right.You can sing rhymes or storytell as your babies demand for it or enjoy it i.e while you cook ,play with baby ,go for a stroller walk 🤗. Even bed time during nights is the best time to help baby sleep peacefully while you storytell or sing rhymes 🐰.
Tip:Be sure to understand your Baby's mood whether he or she is actually enjoying or not and preferably a peaceful environment i.e No T.V .
What Language can I Read,Storyetell,sing Rhymes ??
You can choose the language your are comfortable with and not has to be necessarily English language.The idea is to make baby understand and learn the emotions,the way to express and develop the language skills in a fun and interesting way .
Whatever ways you choose to promote Early Literacy in your Baby be sure to do it right way starting from the way you gently flip the pages to the way you keep them in the place

Happy Reading 🐿️