Dr Jamie Lingwood's top tips for 4-5 years: Exploring sounds at storytime

Dr Jamie offers some tips about how to explore different sound effects during storytime.

Making sound effects when reading a book is a fantastic way for your child to understand the connection between sounds and words.

Little boy opening a book.

Try and ask your child to repeat new words back to you, and pause so they can make sound effects or animal noises.

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