Reading aloud to children

Reading problems are difficult to fix but very easy to prevent. Prevention happens long before a chld starts school (Fox, 2001). Recent brain research has revealed that the early years of life are more critical to a child's development thatn we ever realized.
Reading aloud to children early in life also rapidly develops their speaking skills. They don't learn to talk they can't learn to talk, unless the'r spoken to, which is why psichologists and speech pathologists tell the parents need to have loving, laughing, deep-and meaningful conversations with their kids long before ther turn three. Reading aloud sessions are perfect times for engaging in these sorts of conversations becaouse the reader and the listener can chat endlessly about the story, the pictures, the words, the values, and the ideas. Reading aloud and talking about what they are reading sharpens children's brain (Fox 2001).

Why reading alout? (Source: Reading is Fundamental)

• Is great fun, and it benefits your children's growth as readers and learners.
• Nurtures your children's love of both the written and spoken word.
• Gives you a chance to rediscover favorite stories and find new ones.
• Helps your children develop important language skills that will help them learn to read on their own.