TALK: Calgary Public Library Growing Readers PSA SeriesThe Calgary Public Library developed a series of commercials to promote the five behaviours essential to developing language and pre-reading skills: talking, singing, reading, writing, and playing.
Talking to babies and young children is the best way to help them learn words. Ask your child questions, listen to what they say, and respond back -- even if what your little one says is just babble. Help your child connect words with ideas. Use lots of different words. The more words your child hears, the more they'll understand when they speak and read.
The Calgary Public Library is dedicated to 'Growing Readers'. For more information on how you can develop your child's early literacy skills, visit your local Calgary Public Library branch or log onto calgarypubliclibrary.com.
