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jacklau

Dinosaur books for 3 1/2 yr old

Hi My little boy Jack loves dinosaurs and reading about them. Just wondering if you can supply s...

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Dear Jacklau There are a number of truly wonderful dinosaur picture books perfect for boy's age 3 and 4 years of age. I have listed...

bel&matt

Reading to newborn

Hi brett and belinda ) My son was born 6 weeks ago, and I am very keen to encourage reading and a...

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Dear Belinda Babies love bright colours, the rhythm of words and being held close so reading from the day your child is born provid...

Dragonfly

Letterland

My oldest is learning letterland at school, and I was wondering what your thoughts are about this...

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Hey Michelle Have you seen my reply in General Dis?? I think it's on about page 3 now, so if you haven't you'll have to search for ...

Jacob and Matthew's Mummy

10 month old

What is the concentration span of a 10 month old boy?

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There's no easy answer to this one, because every child is different. My daughter wouldn't sit and read a book with me until she was...

whataheart

Phonics vs Sight Words

I have always been a big believer in Phonics. I taught my daughter the alphabet song firstly in ...

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how do they teach children to read these days? all i know is that my mother (who was a teacher at the time) taught me to read by pho...

susantosca

touchy feely books vs other books

Dear Brett or Belinda My daughter Olivia is 4 and 1/2 months old. Today i bought her her first 3...

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Hi Susan Thanks for your email. You are doing exactly the right thing with Olivia - sharing the experience of books with her. Even...

Jess_Bubbelz

does reading matter....

my son is almost 4 and half months old and i read him books every now and then he seems to like t...

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Hi Jess Thanks for your email. Children respond to books from a very early age, and research shows that children start acquiring v...

ebz0027

Playing music

Hi I am 21 weeks pregnant with my first child and would like her learning to get off to a great s...

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Hi Ebony Thanks for your email and congratulations on your pregnancy. The best time to start reading to your child and saturating h...

aimeeo85

reading

Hi, just have a quick question or 2, when should you start reading to your child? at what age? ...

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Hi Aimee Thanks for your email. It's never too early to start reading to your child. Research shows that the earlier children are ...

Kazmadi

Introducing New Books

Hello My 9mth baby girl and I have a great reading time just before her bedtime each night. We...

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Thanks for your email. Have you tried reading the new books at nap time rather than night time? This might be a way of introducing n...

Tweetybird

The alphabet

Hello, My son is nearly 20 months, and I was wondering when I can start familiarising him with t...

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Thanks for your email. It's never too early to start teaching your child the building blocks of reading if you feel they are ready f...

super

Too repetitive?

Hello, I have been reading thick cards with words on them to my son before he goes to sleep- thi...

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Thanks for your email. I think it’s very important that you include stories as well as the flash cards. Flash cards are great, but y...

super

Ooops..

Forgot to mention, they do have colourful pictures on them, not just words- how boring that would...

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Now-There-Are-Three

Is it too early to teach her to read?

My daughter is 2yr 7mths and has recently become frustrated that she can't read. She used to sit ...

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Thanks for your email. It's never too early to start teaching your child the building blocks of reading. The best way to start doing...

antoinette

where are all the book clubs?

Im looking for a book club with baby books and up, at some schools you can buy books from a book ...

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its been a long time since this post, but I buy all my baby and toddler books and mine to for that matter from Doubleday Childrens b...

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