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Play and interact with your toddler

Talk to your toddler about what he is doing.

Talk to your toddler about what he is doing.

Point out letters in words you see around.

Point out letters in words you and your toddler see around you.

Make your own music and dance together!

Make your own music – sing and dance together!

Talk and read

Repeat same stories and rhymes over.

Tell the same stories and rhymes over and over again.

Name the pictures your toddler points to in the book.

Name the pictures your toddler points to in the book.

Pack books when you go out

Pack books when you go out.

Ways to read

Turn pages together.

Turn the pages together.

Reading a few pages is great.

You don’t have to finish a book – a few pages is great!

Join in free activities at the library.

Join in activities at the library – it’s free.

Download printable version

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