| A baby can read starting from birth is the often | | | | difficult to make up lost time if these skills are not |
| heard claim. Well actually this it not quite strictly | | | | taught early. In fact some researchers even think |
| true. What this means is your baby can begin to | | | | that one of the possible causes of dyslexia is not |
| learn to read by learning important pre-reading | | | | learning these vital pre-reading skills early enough. |
| skills, all the pre-reading skills which are vital to | | | | Well what are these skills? They are listening skills, |
| learning and being able to read well later in life. | | | | looking and discriminating skills, concentrating skills, |
| These skills are able to be learned and developed | | | | speaking skills and motor skills to be able to write. |
| right from birth because your baby's brain is most | | | | Writing and reading are closely linked and one |
| able to learn in the first three years of life. Your | | | | helps the other. So baby can read or learn the |
| baby can read much more easily if you teach | | | | pre-reading skills needed to read right from birth. |
| your child these though games, music, pre-reading | | | | Make sure you provide a stimulating enviromnent |
| activities and a whole host of other methods | | | | with music, stories, books and posters for your |
| which are not thought of as formal learning to | | | | baby to look at. Talk to you baby from day one |
| read but are absolutely vital to learning to read. | | | | and surround then with a language rich home. |
| As a teacher I am only too aware of the | | | | That way you will be sure to develop all the |
| consequences of not teaching baby to read early | | | | pre-reading skills needed to have a happy and |
| enough. I know only too well that it is very | | | | successful reader in the future. |