Area of Development: Language & Communication

Sara

Sara's mom likes telling stories and showing books to Sara, 5-months.

Sara likes hearing the same stories and rhymes repeated.

How Your Baby is Developing

• Emergent Literacy—Shows interest in songs, rhymes and stories; develops interest in and involvement with books.

Helping Your Baby Grow

• Talk, sing, repeat rhymes.
• Do finger plays or tell stories.
• Provide cloth or cardboard picture books.

Source: The Minnesota Early Childhood Indicators of Progress