| Is it possible to teach baby to read starting from | | | | Research has shown that dyslexia is a possible |
| birth? Not exactly. A baby's brain is at it's most | | | | cause of delayed reading skills in a child. So what |
| active during the first three years of life, | | | | are these skills? In no particular order, listening, |
| therefore it is possible to teach a baby pr-reading | | | | discriminating,concentrating, speaking and motor |
| skills straight from birth. These pr-reading skills are | | | | skills for writing. |
| vital, to allow your child to read well later in life. | | | | Because reading and writing are so |
| So how do you teach baby to read? Games and | | | | interconnected, there is a tendency for one skill to |
| music are the main pre-reading activities along | | | | help the other. Therefore this makes it possible |
| with certain other methods. Whilst these methods | | | | for a baby to advance in the pre-reading skills |
| are not considered early reading activities, they | | | | straight from birth. Talking to your child from day |
| are in fact vital to your child's ability to read. | | | | one, is a key element in allowing these skills to |
| Teachers are only too aware of the | | | | work. A stimulating environment that includes |
| consequences of not teaching a baby to read at | | | | music books and stories will go a long way |
| the earliest possible time. If certain skills are not | | | | towards developing the necessary skills, so that |
| taught at this crucial time, then it can be very | | | | your child will be ahead of the rest later in life. |
| difficult for a child to make up for lost time. | | | | |