The Daily Read
Activity
Not Played
Read daily from books filled with pictures. Point out and describe the pictures. Babies love to read familiar books over and over again!
Helps Baby develop language skills.
Related Milestones
Meaningfully uses “mama” or “dada”
9–12 Months
Imitates speech sounds
9–12 Months
Babbling has sounds and rhythms of speech
9–12 Months
Related Abilities
Is interested in interacting with others, e.g. peek-a-boo (9-12 months)
Points or gestures to objects of interest (9-12 months)
Enjoys playing with toys of varied textures (9-12 months)
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