Reading with preschool children boosts language by eight months
Parents and carers who regularly read with small children are giving them a language advantage of eight months, a study shows.
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Parents and carers who regularly read with small children are giving them a language advantage of eight months, a study shows.
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Parents and pediatricians know that reading to infants is a good thing, but new research shows reading books that clearly name and label people and objects is even better.
Dec 11, 2017
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Music instruction appears to accelerate brain development in young children, particularly in the areas of the brain responsible for processing sound, language development, speech perception and reading skills, according to ...
Jul 5, 2016
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(HealthDay)—Brain scans reveal that preschoolers whose parents read to them regularly show more activity in key areas of their brains.
Aug 6, 2015
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Beginning readers who focus on letter-sound relationships, or phonics, instead of trying to learn whole words, increase activity in the area of their brains best wired for reading, according to new Stanford research investigating ...
May 29, 2015
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Among the advice new parents receive is to read to their babies early and often. The hope is that sharing books together will help children's language development and eventually, turn them into successful readers.
Apr 25, 2015
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The nation's largest pediatricians' group says parents should read aloud to their children every day starting in infancy.
Jun 24, 2014
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Can babies learn to read? While parents use DVDs and other media in an attempt to teach their infants to read, these tools don't instill reading skills in babies, a study by researchers at New York University's Steinhardt ...
Feb 25, 2014
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(Medical Xpress)—Parents who read picture books to their two-year-olds could improve their children's language skills, regardless of whether the book contains long sentences or just one or two words, according to new research.
Aug 7, 2013
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A study of around 1,000 UK mothers and their children, published in The Lancet, has revealed that iodine deficiency in pregnancy may have an adverse effect on children's mental development. The research raises concerns that ...
May 21, 2013
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