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Reading to Kids Helps Their Development
Research shows that reading regularly to young children is very important to their overall growth and development.
The benefits of reading include the following:
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Provides time for special attention between parents and children
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Encourages children's later reading success
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Improves language and speech development
Pick what you both enjoy
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Look for books you both love.
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Ask friends, teachers, or librarians.
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Look for award-winning books.
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Check book reviews.
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Have your children pick out their own books.
Get your child involved
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Point out objects in the pictures as you read.
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Look for activity books that let your child participate.
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Have your child help turn the pages.
Follow along
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As you read, point to the words with your finger so your child learns that the words go from left to right.
Read slowly
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Slowing down the pace will let your child keep up with the ideas in the story.
Help them learn
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Look for repetition or rhymes in the stories.
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Online Medical Reviewer: Heather M Trevino BSN RNC
Online Medical Reviewer: Rita Sather RN
Online Medical Reviewer: Susan K. Dempsey-Walls RN
Date Last Reviewed: 01/01/2024
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