Choosing Books for Infants and Toddlers, with Sara Rizik-Baer

What’s important to look for when choosing books for infants and toddlers? In this episode of the Learn With Less podcast, Ayelet is joined by Sara Rizik-Baer, who serves as Deputy Director of the nonprofit organization, Tandem Partners in Early Learning. Sara has over 10 years of experience working in early education and family engagement. She has held multiple roles in the field as a family literacy specialist, professional development provider, preschool and transitional kindergarten literacy coach, and bilingual classroom teacher. Sara is fervently passionate about literacy, believes it takes a community to raise a child and wants to support every adult in that community with their ability to contribute to each child’s well-being and academic development. She also firmly believes that early education and specifically early literacy is the key to positive social change.  On this episode, we discuss important factors for choosing books for infants and toddlers, how to actively engage infants and toddlers in early literacy experiences, and Sara’s top tips and resources for choosing excellent books for (and reading them with!) your infant or toddler. Great resources we mentioned in this podcast episode: Book sharing tips from Tandem Think Outside The Text, a Learn With Less podcast episode Lift The Flap For Language Book, from Learn With Less Colorín Colorado Reading Rockets Be Boy Buzz, by Bell Hooks Baby Loves Aerospace Engineering, by Ruth Spiro Baby Loves Coding, by Ruth Spiro Counting On Community, by Innosanta Nagara Oh, Oh, Baby Boy, by Janine McBeth From Head To Toe, by Eric Carle Brown Bear, Brown Bear, by Eric Carle My Very First Book of Colors, by Eric Carle Connect With Us Ayelet: Facebook / Instagram / Pinterest Sara and Tandem: Website / Facebook Text Transcript of this episode Ayelet: So today I am speaking with Sara Rizik-Baer, who serves as deputy director of the nonprofit organization, Tandem Partners in Early Learning. So Sara has over 10 years of experience working in early childhood education and in family engagement. And she’s passionate about literacy. She believes that it takes a community to raise a child, and wants to support every adult in that community with their ability to contri...