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Stage
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Months
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Language and Physical Characteristics
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Types of Books to Read
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The Listener
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0-2
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• Is more responsive to rhymes and stories heard before birth.
• Recognizes mother's voice and prefers it to other adult voices.
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• Books with nursery rhymes
• Books/rhymes read before birth
• Anything for the purpose of baby hearing your comforting voice
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The Observer
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2-4
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For more information on the six stages, see Introduction to Part II before Chapter 3.
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The Cooer
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4-8
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For more information on the six stages, see Introduction to Part II before Chapter 3.
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The Babbler
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8-12
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For more information on the six stages, see Introduction to Part II before Chapter 3.
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The Word Maker
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12-18
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For more information on the six stages, see Introduction to Part II before Chapter 3.
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The Phrase Maker
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18-24
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For more information on the six stages, see Introduction to Part II before Chapter 3.
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We Recommend Baby Books for Each of 6 Stages:
 View Recommended Baby Books
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*All of our language and physical characteristics were taken from these authors: William Sears, M.D. and Martha Sears, R.N. The Baby Book (New York:Little, Brown and Co., 1993); Marian Diamond and Janet Hopson, Magic Trees of the Mind (New York:Penguin Putmam Inc., 2000); Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, Ph.D. and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Ph.D., How Babies Talk (New York:Penguin Books Ltd., 2000); William Staso, Neural Foundations, What Stimulations Your Baby Needs to Become Smart (Santa Maria, California: Great Beginnings Press, 1995); William Staso, Brain Under Construction, Experiences That Promote the Intellectual Capabilities of Young Toddlers (Orcutt, California: Great Beginnings Press, 1997).
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Caroline is available for talks about the importance of reading to babies. She also contributes to on-line magazines on the subject of language and literacy development.
