Talk, sing, repeat rhymes, do fingerplays or tell stories to your baby while carrying out daily routines. New Jersey Birth to Three Early Learning Standards. (2013). New Jersey Council for Young Children. Lawhon T. (2000). Creating language and print awareness environments for young children. Contemporary Education.;71(3):5.
Babies enjoy the sound of their mother’s voice. Talking, singing, saying rhymes familiarises babies to the sound of words. This builds language skills for literacy.
Often, literacy related experiences can be meaningfully woven into daily routines and social interactions with caregivers, teachers, and parents.
To develop literacy orientation in children (an interest in reading and writing), have regular routines where they can use literacy objects such as books and writing tools to develop literacy skills and explore literacy-related ideas.