Reading Picture Books with Infants and Toddlers Taylor & Francis Ltd

While the importance of reading books with children aged from 3 to 5 years is widely recognised, the benefits of reading with much younger children are less well understood. This book will explore the seemingly simple practice of reading picture books with infants and toddlers aged 0-3 years. Not only do book-focused adult-child interactions support language and early literacy development in multiple ways, such interactions can also foster intellectual, social, emotional and spiritual growth. By...