-Newborn babies will enjoy the sound of a calm yet expressive voice. They particularly tune in to the primary caregiver’s voice.
-Physical contact (cuddling, tickling) is an important part of reading to young infants.
-Ensure that you are in a quiet and comfortable place when you read to infants.
-Don’t be afraid to use expressive voices and silly sounds while reading to capture attention and maintain interest.
-Keep reading sessions brief for younger infants. It doesn’t matter if you don’t finish the book.
-Make sure that older infant can see the pictures so that you can point to ,label and talk about illustrations.
-Allow the infant to respond by pointing and naming objects (even those who cannot articulate clear word can respond in this way ).
-Encourage the infant to touch the book. Babies also enjoy exploring physical objects with their mouths and book are no exception. Cloth books and board books that can be washed or wiped are best.
-where possible, allow the child to turn the pages themselves.
-what is this?
-what is happening
-what is this?
-what happens next