Babies have the ability to learn to read beginning at around 3 months old. If you have the opportunity to begin early do so. Don’t wait until your baby is older. When you begin at a time when your baby is not doing much physically, they will give you their attention. When beginning with older babies, some parents struggle with holding their attention. When certain babies gain mobility, they have no time to sit still, even for a few seconds. Begin early and your child will never remember a time when they couldn’t read.

Magnetic Letters - Remember the magnetic letters we played with when we were kids? These letters are powerful tools when used to teach babies to read. They are so handy and useful for creating all kinds of words, couplets and sentences. You can use them on your refrigerator, or you can get a magnetic board and keep it in the baby’s room. Your baby will be delighted to see you spelling out their name, your name or any other word you come up with. They are bright and colorful, which makes them more attractive to a baby.

If they are not showing any interest, then do something else and try again later. After a while they will love your reading times and they will want to do it more often.
Second, when you are teaching a baby to read you have to use very large letters because babies do not see as well as they will when they are a little older.

I like to use magnetic letters to create new words quickly. If my baby is eating waffles, I will grab the letters and assemble the word while my baby is eating. That way, she is making the connection that there is a word that describes what she is eating, and this is what it looks like. Every time you show your baby a word, you are helping them to make connections. Nothing you do is wasted and no word you show is useless. There is something to learn from every word. Your baby is learning about the patterns of the language with every word you show them.

Use video. - There are some great videos available that teach babies to read. This is a fabulous way to get your program started because babies like to watch television. You can see how the words are presented and how your baby responds to the program. It requires no preparation and can be used immediately. It is really easy to branch out to flash cards once you have begun with videos.