Reading with Toddlers
The Library will be closed Thursday, November 27, in observance of Thanksgiving Day.
The Library will be OPEN Friday, November 28, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Read favorite stories again and again.
Get your little one actively involved in telling the story.
Ask questions that invite more than a yes or no answer – “What is this thing called?” or “Oh, I wonder what she is doing?”
Summarize the book if it has too many words, or just talk about the pictures. Age-appropriate toddler books have little to no plot, so it isn’t necessary to read from cover to cover.
Give your child access to books. Choosing what they would like to look at and learning to turn the pages is part of early literacy.
What toddlers like in books:
Small books to fit small hands
Books with simple rhymes
Books with familiar items – shoes, toys, pets
Books with familiar routines – bedtime, bath time, meals
Lift the flap books
Books with very few words or with repeating words – books little ones can learn by heart
Goodnight books for bedtime