Re: How often do you read to your little ones ????Do you have a set time of day to do it ?

I don't think that BOOKS are the only thing you can read to your child nor do I think it is the only way to expand your child's vocabulary.

I was at a party the other day and walked around the buffet pointing to things saying "This is a bagel." "This is orange juice." This is a cookie." "This is a grape."

As an educator of children with special needs, I place more value in the comprehension of language and words than the decoding and encoding of those words. I have had students in my classes over the years who could decode and not comprehend and I have had students who could not decode and could comprehend. The latter fared much better in terms of testing and advancement.

Re: How often do you read to your little ones ????Do you have a set time of day to do it ?

I never established a set time but I read to him all the time. Now he asks me to read to him and in a way, he sets the time. I hardly say no to reading to him!

Re: How often do you read to your little ones ????Do you have a set time of day to do it ?

Every night before bed. 2-3 books but we really only started that in the last year or so. We weren't the parents that read to our infant.

Re: How often do you read to your little ones ????Do you have a set time of day to do it ?

I have to shamefully admit I am not as good with this with Kyle as I was with Jenna. With Jenna we would read a book every night before bed (and still sometimes do). Kyle I try my best but he is a wiggler and would rather eat the books at this stage (he's 1). We have plenty of board books that he "plays" with and I always try to point out pictures, words, etc... as he is playing. He already knows when I ask him to get a certain book "Kitty cat book" "Elmo book" which is which.

Re: How often do you read to your little ones ????Do you have a set time of day to do it ?

We read stories b/f naptime and bedtime - every day it varies but at least 2-3 books b/f each. We sometimes read books during the day depending on what is going on and his mood

Re: How often do you read to your little ones ????Do you have a set time of day to do it ?

I admit it doesn't happen every night, maybe 4-5 times a week. If we get home later than usual my goal is to feed them and put them to bed ASAP.

Re: How often do you read to your little ones ????Do you have a set time of day to do it ?

We read to jacob right before bed every night around 7ish. We have been reading to him since he was born.

Re: How often do you read to your little ones ????Do you have a set time of day to do it ?

We read in the day (sometimes, not everyday) and we always always read before bedtime. Last night my husband read Hairy McLairy 3 times....better him than me!

Re: How often do you read to your little ones ????Do you have a set time of day to do it ?

On weekdays, usually just at bedtime. She picks 5 books that we read together, or she reads to me. She also has storytime at school before lunch.

On weekends, we'll periodically pick up books and read them throughout the day, but not consistently.

Re: How often do you read to your little ones ????Do you have a set time of day to do it ?

DS reads to me every night, and most nights, he likes to read to DD. He's only 6, but I think he's reading at around a 5th grade level, if not higher, so it's tricky getting books for him.... his interests are at a 6yo level, but his reading ability is much higher, so it's hard to find books that meet both of those requirements..... Luckily, superheros aren't age-specific, so he loves to read the adult version of The Hulk compendium....

Re: How often do you read to your little ones ????Do you have a set time of day to do it ?

Dozens everyday since a few months old... Our little one LOVES to read!

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Re: How often do you read to your little ones ????Do you have a set time of day to do it ?

We read for about 15 minutes before bed, they alternate picking books.

I have books in the living room for them as well, when they pick one up we read it.

We really didn't start reading to them everynight until they were about 9 months old as part of a bedtime routine.

Re: How often do you read to your little ones ????Do you have a set time of day to do it ?

I try to everyday ~ 1-4 books (depending on DS attention span) Lately I have been giving him a bath at night and lately I have been reading after the bath or after hubby & I eat dinner

Re: How often do you read to your little ones ????Do you have a set time of day to do it ?

Re: How often do you read to your little ones ????Do you have a set time of day to do it ?

Re: How often do you read to your little ones ????Do you have a set time of day to do it ?

Re: How often do you read to your little ones ????Do you have a set time of day to do it ?

I started reading to them when they were about 8 weeks old. I just do it whenever we have a minute-I have a basket with books in the living room so I try to fit it in when I can. Though I am going to start it at night as part of their bedtime routine