📖 When Should You Start Teaching a Child to Read?

👶 Early Literacy Foundations (Birth to Age 3)

Even before babies can talk, they’re already learning about language! 💬Every time you read, sing, or chat with your baby, you’re helping them understand that words have meaning. 📚Little ones love listening to stories, turning pages, and pretending to “read” just like grown-ups. 👶💕These playful moments are the very start of reading readiness. 🌈

🎨 Preschool Years (Ages 3–5)

Between ages 3 and 4, children begin recognizing letters 🔤 and noticing signs or labels around them. By ages 4 to 5, they start connecting letters with sounds, rhyming words 🎵, and showing real excitement for books! 📖💫This is the perfect time to explore alphabet activities, silly rhyming games 🤪, and cozy daily story times that make reading fun! ☕📚

Around ages 4 to 5, most children begin blending sounds to read short words. 🧩As they progress through kindergarten, their reading becomes smoother and more confident. 🌟They move from “learning to read” to “reading to learn” by about age 7. 🎓

💡 Tips for Parents

You can nurture reading skills from the start by:

📚 Reading aloud every day and talking about the pictures together. 🖼️

🎶 Making letter learning fun with songs and hands-on play. 🧩

✏️ Encouraging early writing — scribbles, tracing bubble letters, name writing, and drawing stories. 🎨

💖 Keeping reading time positive and pressure-free. ☀️

🌟 A Gentle Reminder

Formal reading lessons often start between ages 4 and 5, but the journey begins long before that. 💕Every cuddle, story, and conversation builds your child’s love of language, and helps them grow into confident, curious readers. 📖✨