Parenting Future Readers 19-21 Months
At this age you may notice your toddler is more interested in writing, even though they might not be able to hold a crayon very well yet.
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Parenting Future Readers 16-18 Months
Your toddler will soon be starting to put two words together to make short sentences like “more milk” or “daddy bye-bye.” These short sentences help them to describe what they are wanting or thinking.
Parenting Future Readers 13-15 Months
Your toddler may prefer to use certain words over and over. They might like object words such as “dog”, “ball”, or “doll”, while others will prefer to use words such as “bye-bye” or “again.”
Parenting Future Readers 10-12 months
Now that your baby is 10 to 12-months old, you can help them to learn better language skills if you actively talk and play with them.
Parenting Future Readers 7-9 Months
Most babies still can’t say words at this age, but all the words they hear are important in growing those parts of the brain that they will use later to start saying words.
Parenting Future Readers 5 – 6 Months
At about 6-months your baby starts babbling or making sounds such as “babababa” or“mamamama”.
Parenting Future Readers 3 – 4 Months
Even though your baby can’t talk yet, they are still learning to understand words. This is the first step in developing language. That is why it is important that you talk with your baby even though your baby can not talk back to you.
The Literacy Link Strategy Report (2020)
The Literacy Link is using literacy-rich experiences to connect children with their parents involved in the criminal justice system. Click the image to read and download the latest strategy report.
Preliminary Findings Brief (2020)
The Literacy Link is comprised of four strategies designed for children 8-years-old and younger. Select preliminary evaluation findings from each strategy are described in the Preliminary Findings Brief. Click the image to read or download the document.
The Literacy Link Impact Report (2020)
The Literacy Link is a program of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension. It brings literacy and learning opportunities to young children who have a parent or caregiver involved in the local correctional system. Read and download an impact report on the work The Literacy Link is doing across the state.
Policy and System Changes
UW-Madison Division of Extension educators are uniquely positioned in Wisconsin counties to partner with community leaders to establish policy and system changes that create and foster literacy-focused interactions between children and their justice-involved parents or caregivers. Educators have a longstanding history of trust, respect, and capacity-building with community partners to address local issues and bring […]
