Reading has become fundamental to daily life in our ever-changing world. Menus, signposts, and text messages all require some degree of literacy. Reading with your child from a young age lays the foundations for literacy development and can also be an activity used for quality time.

This book will facilitate and support the language development of children. Reading it with your child will allow parents to spend quality time with them while supporting their learning. The good thing is, your child won't even know that they are learning along the way as it is an enjoyable experience for little minds. Reading can always support building a child's imagination, increasing their attention span, and can help them understand new concepts and expectations that surround them.

The three strategies in this book are designed to support children's learning of language and increase their number of attempts to communicate. They have been tried and tested by speech and language therapists and parents over the years. They may sound easy and logical, yet if you pay attention to how you read to your child, you may notice that you do not use any of them. These strategies are usually recommended by a speech and language therapist if a child has a language delay, but they are super useful for supporting the development of all children.

Read through how to use these strategies before reading the book to your child. Along with each strategy is an explanation of how each one is useful, and you will find references for the research and evidence at the back of this book.