Acknowledgements - gapitc

106
Baby Board Books
Choose a quiet place and time to enjoy a book together.
Encourage your child to get his favorite book and bring it to you.
Place your child on your lap and hold the book so that he is facing the book and
can reach out to it.
Books with simple pictures and themes, such as baby animals, are best. On each
page, pause to look at the picture.
Have your child point to the picture you name such as “Baby duck?”
Your child may only want to look at part of the book at first, but over time, he
will be able to complete the entire book.
The Right Fit
Sit with your child who is playing with a shape sorter.
Say to your child “Let’s see where this shape fits,” each time she tries to fit a
shape into the shape sorter.
If the shape doesn’t fit in the hole say, “Let’s try another shape.”
Point or turn the sorter to the space where the shape will fit, if your child becomes
frustrated.
When your child fits the shape into the correct space say, “You did it! You found
the right shape. Now try the next one.”
Encourage your child to put each shape into the sorter.
Say, for example, “Good work, you found the place for each shape.”
Special Needs Tip
Children with developmental delays or limited manual dexterity
may only be able to sort one or two shapes. Start with the circle
since it is the easiest shape. This will allow your child to experience
success more quickly. Praise all of your child’s attempts to
work at the sorting task.