Hasbro Children's Hospital Parenting Guide:
Reading Tips for Parents
15to 17 Months Old
Even young children enjoy books and learn from sharing books with
adults.
What to expect
At age 15 to 17 months, young children can:
- Choose a book to share.
- Look at favorite pictures and make their own sounds for some
of them.
- Point to an animal and make that animal's sound.
- Pay attention to a book for a few minutes at a time.
- Laugh, squeal and jabber while enjoying a favorite book with
you.
What you can do
- Find a quiet, comfortable place for book sharing.
- Name and say a few words about the pictures your child is pointing
to or looking at.
- Imitate the sound or words your child says while looking at
a picture. Then add a few more words like: "Yes, eyes. The
girl has pretty eyes."
- Make up games, while looking at pictures, like: "Where's
the girl's nose? Where's Mommy's nose? Where's your nose?"
- Name and then demonstrate actions in a book, such as "Laughing.
Look at the boy laughing." Then laugh with your child!
The information in this guide is provided by the Read
To Me Program at Hasbro Children's Hospital.
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