Studies affirm that children who are involved regularly in art do better in reading and self-regulation as well. In visual arts, there is no right or wrong: it’s what pleases the artist. The visual arts, including painting, drawing, and sculpting, are also a great way to implement the three Ts. Our story times at the Truckee Library for babies and toddlers consists primarily of singing, songs and music, while the actual book sharing portion of the program is ten minutes or less.įor preschool story times, the book-sharing portion is slightly greater than the music portion as the older children start to develop a longer attention span for the spoken word, but music still plays a prominent role. It provides a creative outlet for expressing thoughts and feelings and encourages imaginative thinking. Music also helps develop a child’s brain, by stimulating movement, building listening skills and strengthening neural pathways to the brain that are responsible for abstract thinking and empathy. The book also covers mathematical concepts beyond counting, such as geometry (the kitchen door is a rectangle, the dinner plate is a circle, the picture frame is a square, etc.), measurement (length, width, height, and speed through the lens of comparison), and patterns.
It can be as simple as counting your baby’s toes during a diaper change, counting each piece of cheese on a toddler’s plate, or asking a preschooler to count the steps as she or he climbs the stairs. My wiggly toddler has somehow grown up into a 19-year-old, home from her first year of college, who now devours Dostoevsky for fun.Įveryday counting is another way to put the three Ts in action.
Keep in mind that the prerequisite for successful reading to a child is not a quiet and stationary child who always listens intently. I also recall the frustration just a few months later when she could crawl or even walk away.
I remember the joy of sharing books with my baby daughter while she was in her aware, yet pre-mobile state, reading “Are You My Mother?” lying next to each other in bed every morning. She advocates reading books with your child from birth onward, as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2014. Suskind offers specific ways to put the three Ts in action, with regard to language, math, music, and visual arts.
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