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Narrate all of your actions when you’re with your infant. Say things like, “We’re going into the kitchen now,” or “Up, up, up,” when you lift them. Using words early will help encourage your infant’s pre-literacy abilities, setting the stage for them to learn how to read and write using Braille in the future.  Try to limit outside noises to help your infant distinguish your voice and associate it with your presence. Since they don’t have the ability to see print, visually impaired or blind infants need extra reinforcement between words and concepts from birth to lay the foundations for literacy. Before they can talk, infants will imitate sounds and behaviors within their abilities. Imitate their coos and other babbling, and take turns vocalizing to each other. In addition to being a fun way of bonding, it’ll help your infant learn to imitate your words and use speech in the future. As your infant’s communication and cognitive skills develop, be patient and allow them to understand things on their own. It can be easy to fall into a pattern of doing things for them, but it’s important to let them figure out how things work from an early age. This will help encourage them to develop independence as they mature. For example, introduce your child to blocks using a hand over hand technique. Place your hands over theirs, and guide them over the blocks. Introduce their shape and show your baby how to stack them. Provide a couple of initial demonstrations, then give your child lots of time to manipulate the blocks independently.
Talk to your infant constantly. Imitate your infant’s vocalizations. Give your infant time to learn and explore.