Books for Babies: An Overlooked Resource for Working with New Families.

Straub, Susan

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ERIC Number: EJ579501

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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Books for Babies: An Overlooked Resource for Working with New Families.

Straub, Susan

Infants and Young Children, v11 n3 p79-88 Jan 1999

Argues that reading children's picture books to babies is an underestimated resource for addressing parenting skills and developmental issues, for providing emotional attachment and satisfaction, and for promoting basic literacy. The program "Read to Me" is described as an inexpensive, nondidactic and pleasurable intervention model for use with at-risk families. (Author/CR)

Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Attachment Behavior, Early Intervention, Family Needs, Family Programs, Infants, Literacy, Models, Parent Child Relationship, Parenting Skills, Picture Books, Reading Aloud to Others, Story Reading, Toddlers

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Language: English

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