I just want to say that pointing out words to our children is a very simple way of teaching them to read. I have used flash cards and books to teach my children to read. My youngest has consistently seen words pointed out to her since the beginning.
Today during our family devotional time I handed her my Bible and told her to find the book of John for me. That is what we have been reading for the past 2 weeks. Each time I open my Bible I show her the word John. She has been showing it to me lately, but never has she found it on her own. Imagine my surprise when she searched the Bible and found the book of John for me on her own. When I gave her my Bible I walked out of the room and she found it before I came back on her own.
The point is, don't just make reading time something you schedule. There are words everywhere, you can teach your baby to read all throughout the day. My baby learned to read the word Toyota on our van, luminous on the toothpaste and granulated on the sugar.
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