Reading picture books to babies is not like reading books for us. Reading pictures is more important for young babies than reading words. At this stage, I pay attention to challenges, so I will choose picture books with very bright colors and large designs for my children. There are not many patterns on each page, and the style is more interesting. When I first read picture books to my baby, I will introduce them to him first, just like talking about a small toy, so that he can understand what a book is, and then I will vividly describe the picture books, which will attract his attention and make him feel as interesting as learning and playing.
Say the specific content in the picture.
When reading a picture book to a baby, parents should tell the picture book into different types of short stories according to the baby's logical thinking ability. The plot can be gradually connected from simple to complex. When our baby was one year old, he began to understand the contents of picture books and had a simple conversation. For example, I will casually point to a picture on a page of a picture book, showing a young mother pulling a cart with a baby sitting inside. I will ask the baby, "Who is this?" It will answer my question "Sister", and then I will ask "What is Sister doing?" He would say "push the baby". If the baby has reached this stage, parents will gradually change to tell him stories.
Retell a story
When our baby 18 months old, we can tell stories in picture books. He can also choose a page out of order according to the content of the picture book, and then describe the content in this page according to the picture. He will also read the picture book I told me again with a picture book in his hand, and sometimes add his own understanding. At this moment, I will observe the changes of its logic and organizational language according to its narrative.
Free reading
Generally, the baby's literacy period is after 3 or 4 years old. If parents find that the baby gradually knows the words on the cover of the picture book, it proves that he has reached the critical period of literacy. Parents don't have to teach their babies to read. But when the baby can read to a certain extent, he can read freely, improve the difficulty coefficient and learn more words while reading. As a benign circulatory system, the baby's reading level is getting higher and higher.