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Book SynopsisWe have always known that reading aloud is an important way to bond with your baby and develop language skills. Now neuroscience research is showing us the long-term benefit that reading aloud has for children—all the way into adulthood. Author Rekha S. Rajan was part of current research that shows individuals who were read to more frequently as children had a measurably healthier brain in old age.
This innovative and accessible book incorporates the latest research on brain development, describes how reading aloud supports language and social-emotional development, and gives parents and caretakers what they need to make read alouds a regular and enjoyable part of the family routine. Table of ContentsIntroduction
Part I: Why Read Aloud: How Reading Aloud Supports Your Child’s Development
1. The Benefits of Reading Aloud for Brain Development
2. The Benefits of Reading Aloud for Language Development
3. The Benefits of Reading Aloud for Social-Emotional Development
Part II: Six Stages of reading Aloud: From Birth Through School-Age
4. Stage 1: The Listener (Pregnancy to Two Months)
5. Stage 2: The Observer (Two to Four Months)
6. Stage 3: The Cooer (Four to Eight Months)
7. Stage 4: The Babbler (Eight to Twelve Months)
8. Stage 5: The Boss (One to three-Year-Olds)
9. Stage 6: The Storyteller (Preschooler)
Part III: Steam Reading: Bringing Arts and Technology into the Read-Aloud Routine
10. Using Music
11. Using Art
12. Using Technology
Part IV: In Conversation
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