{"id":23822,"date":"2019-06-27T19:38:24","date_gmt":"2019-06-27T19:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/ftf\/?post_type=first-things&#038;p=23822"},"modified":"2022-02-06T19:50:10","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T19:50:10","slug":"top-5-tips-for-reading-with-your-toddler","status":"publish","type":"first-things","link":"https:\/\/www.ftf-stg.magnetry.com\/es\/first-things\/top-5-tips-for-reading-with-your-toddler\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 tips for reading with your toddler"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vo350dOaqmM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong> This episode of Parents Playbook breaks down the top 5 tips for reading with your toddler, with expert commentary from Terri Clark of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.readonarizona.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read On Arizona<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Reading with your toddler is quality time together. Sharing books also helps them develop the language skills and vocabulary they\u2019ll need to be a good a reader later on. Children\u2019s books introduce kids to new and unusual words that you might not use in everyday conversation at home. That\u2019s important, because studies show that a toddler\u2019s vocabulary is a strong predictor of their later success in school and in life.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the video for more on these top 5 tips for reading with your toddler:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23844 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ftf-stg.magnetry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/fun2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1555\" height=\"874\" \/><strong>1. HAVE FUN<\/strong>. Your goal is to help your child grow to love books and love reading, so cuddle up and keep it fun. There\u2019s no wrong way to read together as long as you\u2019re both enjoying it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23843 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ftf-stg.magnetry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/every-day.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1559\" height=\"873\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. READ TOGETHER EVERY DAY. <\/strong>Make spending time together with books part of your daily routines. Just a few minutes at a time is fine.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23842 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ftf-stg.magnetry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ask.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1554\" height=\"874\" \/>3. ASK QUESTIONS <\/strong>about what\u2019s happening in the story or what\u2019s on the page. Give them a chance to think and respond, and have a little back-and-forth conversation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23841 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ftf-stg.magnetry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/point-brady-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1556\" height=\"874\" \/>4. POINT THINGS OUT<\/strong> on the page. You\u2019re helping your child\u2019s brain make the connection between what a word looks like in print and what it sounds like when spoken. You can point the pictures and illustrations, too.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23845 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ftf-stg.magnetry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/choose.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1550\" height=\"873\" \/>5. LET THEM CHOOSE<\/strong>\u00a0the books you read with them. Follow their lead and go with it, even if you\u2019ve read that same book a million times.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>(2021 Update: Tom Brady has now won <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">five<\/span> Super Bowl MVP awards: XXXVI, XXXVIII, XLIX and LI with the New England Patriots, and Super Bowl LV with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.)<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>First Things First is a founding partner of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.readonarizona.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read On Arizona<\/a>, committed to improving language and literacy outcomes for Arizona\u2019s children from birth through age 8.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6872\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ftf-stg.magnetry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/readon_logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VIDEO: This episode of Parents Playbook features tips for sharing books with your toddler, which helps them develop the language skills and vocabulary they\u2019ll need to be a good reader later on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":23825,"template":"","tags":[22,38,76,149],"class_list":["post-23822","first-things","type-first-things","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-parenting","tag-toddlers","tag-language-literacy","tag-read-on-arizona"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.8 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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