Long Distance Readers

If you have family that lives a long way away you may only get together a few times a year.

You have the occasional phone calls, but it is hard to get everyone together to talk.

You can use this hint to help your child remember the voice of each special person.

Make a list of your child's favorite books, or have a relative find a new unique took from their area and read the book on a recorder onto a tape or cd.

Have them send the tape/cd and book back along with a picture. Now when it is story time, pop in the tape/cd and have your child read along in the book with the tape/cd.

Before and after reading the book, show the picture of who is reading the book to remind your toddler of their long distance relative.