There is no defined age as such for starting phonics. You can start with letter sounds once the child speaks clearly and fluently. We started at around 2 years and 8 months, however fluency in terms of reading CVC words came around 3.5 years and in terms of reading entire sentences and books, by 4 years.
Darwin was introduced to books very early. He now likes to read more books. Here are some of his favorites which we read and re-read.
As many of our pre-schoolers may start physical school later this year, we parents face unique challenges. Of them, teaching them to be safe is the biggest one. How do we do that when they have remained relatively isolated the last one year in the safety of their house? Through books of course!
Of the many books being read to Baby S, who is nearing 1 soon, many of them being board books, he often enjoys picture books (could be because of the illustrations or that he’s curious to know what I’m reading to him). To introduce him to various topics, a book from each category as mentioned below, were being read to him. With passing time, I’m sure he would appreciate and love them even more.
These are Advit’s 30 absolute favourite and most cherished reads as our entry for #kbcbookbingojr. He is 3 years old. Most of these books would be apt for 3-6 year olds.
Nimisha shares her son, Kabir’s favourite books for 0-6 years as a part of the kids book cafe reading campaign #kbcBookBingo
