Janice Zee from Little Birdie Books joins us on the Spot Family Podcast today to talk about reading with children, how to deeply engage the important parts of a child's brain, the philosophy at her company, and so much more! We get to hear from Janice about the research that informs and underpins all the work at Little Birdie Books, and she also shares some basic information on how parents can maximize the impact of reading time with their kids.

 

In today’s episode, we’ll cover:

• Myths around how to read to children
• Intentional targeting of language; avoiding hit and miss strategies 
• What 'talk, read, play, succeed' really means 
• Practical applications of Little Birdie Books material
• Five actionable tips improving language development 
• Five amazing book recommendations for parents
• And so much more!

 

Links mentioned in today’s episode:

Download Janice’s top 5 book recommendations here:https://spot.family/podcasts/child-language-development/ Find Janice and Little Birdie Books here:LinkedIn

Little Birdie Books website

Little Birdie Books on Instagram

Little Birdie Books on FacebookAdditional links:

Dyslexia Support Australia on Facebook

Where Is the Green Sheep?

The Hanen Center

2018 National Early Literacy Panel

Finding Our Heart

NAIDOC Week

We Are All People