Pre-Reading Milestones for Birth to 5 Months
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- Turns head toward things that touch his cheek (rooting reflex)
- Grasps your finger with his hand (grasping reflex)
- Begins to coordinate movements of her arms and legs 鈥 reaches toward an object, grabs own foot
- When placed on her stomach, wiggles arms and legs and tries to lift head
\r\n<li>Smiles or becomes quiet when you talk or sing</li>\r\n<li>Shows pleasure by cooing or laughing</li>\r\n<li>Visually tracks a moving object</li>\r\n<li>Starts to repeat sounds like ee-ee-ee or oo-oo-oo</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n"}} id=text-17421e3eff class=cmp-text>
- Smiles or becomes quiet when you talk or sing
- Shows pleasure by cooing or laughing
- Visually tracks a moving object
- Starts to repeat sounds like ee-ee-ee or oo-oo-oo
\r\n<li>Talk and sing with your baby every day 鈥 your baby listens and learns the tones, sounds and words of your language from the very beginning.</li>\r\n<li>Use daily routines, such as bath time, diaper changes or feeding time, to talk, sing and play with your baby.</li>\r\n<li>Be attentive and respond to your baby by looking at her face, making eye contact, imitating expressions and copying her sounds.</li>\r\n<li>Provide daily 鈥渢ummy time鈥 to help build muscle tone and coordination.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n"}} id=text-48aef0ea0b class=cmp-text>
- Talk and sing with your baby every day 鈥 your baby listens and learns the tones, sounds and words of your language from the very beginning.
- Use daily routines, such as bath time, diaper changes or feeding time, to talk, sing and play with your baby.
- Be attentive and respond to your baby by looking at her face, making eye contact, imitating expressions and copying her sounds.
- Provide daily 鈥渢ummy time鈥 to help build muscle tone and coordination.
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- Does not respond to sounds
- Does not seem responsive to you
- Does not gain weight steadily
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