Reviewed by the Chilkibo team Most two-year-olds do not read the way adults picture reading: sounding out letters and turning them into words. What happens at this age looks like reading from across the room. Up close, it works differently. What Reading Looks Like at Age 2 A 2014 study on toddler reading programs, cited…
Reviewed by the Chilkibo team Reading aloud to a toddler looks nothing like reading to an older child. A toddler squirms, grabs the book, and turns three pages at once. None of this means the reading fails. It means you are reading to a toddler. Pediatricians recommend starting shared reading at birth and continuing through…
Reviewed by the Chilkibo team Board books work best for children from birth through about age four. Their thick, sturdy pages hold up to grabbing, chewing and rough handling, long before a child builds the fine motor skills and care needed for a paper book. This guide covers why board books matter at each age,…
