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Reading with your child
Sharing books together every day — even for a minute or two — helps your child build language, learning and a love of reading. Notice how Mum doesn’t read the words in this real-life example. Instead, she talks about the pictures and follows Holly’s interests.
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Words are everywhere
Reading isn’t just about books – you can read what you see around you. In this real-life example, Mum and Nian are baking a cake together. Watch how Mum teaches Nian that words and symbols have meaning by measuring out ingredients.
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