Reading with Children

The key to intellectual development is

• the forming of words

• learning to read and enjoy books

• singing mde-up songs

• solving problems

Sharing books between parent and child can begin at

• age 1

• birth

• 6 months

• 2 years

Baby's first step in reading is to

• to enjoy the sound of the reader's voice

• babble along with the reader

• look at the pictures

• draw their own pictures

The second step of reading is to

• sound out the words

• learn that the words have meaning

• enjoy the pictures and the story

• imagine the story

Reading books with children can foster

• a dislike of reading

• a healthy imagination

• a love of the world around them

• a love of books and joy of reading

Why should parents read to children? (select 2)

• It's fun and promotes bonding

• to help the child develop language skills

• to quiet down an active child

• to convince a child you care

What can help children to connect the sounds to concrete objects?

• books

• rhymes

• pictures

• colors

Wht helps chidren remember words?

• repetition

• inflection

• songs

• pictures

What leads to the child repeating the story back to the reader?

• repetition

• singing

• whispering

• animation

If parents read to their child, the child will associate it with

• playfulness

• attention

• anger

• sleeping