Hasbro Children's Hospital Parenting Guide:
Reading Tips for Parents
18 Months to 2 Years
Even young children enjoy books and learn from sharing books with
adults.
What to expect
At age 18 to 23 months, young children can:
- Choose a book to share and tell you they want "more book"
or "another book."
- Point to a favorite picture and say a word or two about it.
- Look at familiar animals and make their sounds.
- Finish some sentences from books they know very well, such as:
"Happy faces. Sad..."(faces) or "Big cat, little
hat. Big hat, little..." (cat).
- Enjoy a trip to your local public library for "story time"
or to borrow some books.
What you can do
- Find a quiet, comfortable place for book sharing.
- Help your child pronounce words better by imitating their word,
then pronouncing it correctly and using it in a short phrase.
- Help your child understand by speaking in slow, short sentences
and waiting for your child to take a turn talking.
- Use book sharing as a way to calm and comfort your child.
The information in this guide is provided by the Read
To Me Program at Hasbro Children's Hospital.
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