What are the best types of children’s books should you read aloud to your child? Books you love reading Books your child loves Alphabet books Books that help with emotional intelligence Books that teach how to value those different from yourself Non-Fiction Books to act…
It is very important that you talk to your child as much as possible for both academic and behavior reasons. According to research by Betty Hart and Todd Risley(2003), children from higher social and economic status families have heard thirty million more words than children from underprivileged…
Reading means understanding a passage, understanding the vocabulary, making connections with life, and decoding words like c-a-t. Before a child can get to that, though, he needs oral language, alphabet knowledge, book knowledge, phonics, and phonological awareness. Phonics, which you hear everyone talking about, means recognizing symbols and connecting them…
When should I teach my child to read? What do I need to know to teach them? How do kids learn to read? The recently published book Proust and the Squid was written by Maryanne Wolfe who runs a reading center and is a professor in cognitive science…
It is vital that you talk and read to your child. Early language development strongly correlates to later academic and social success (Hendrick & Weissman, 2011) Oral language exposure in very young children is a strong predictor of later school reading comprehension scores. By age…
In addition to helping with later schoolwork, language helps a child express himself which can prevent tantrums and other behavior problems. There is a high correlation between behavior problems and language delays. Children need a variety of books to help with language development. Look for…
The process a child undergoes to learn to speak, read, and write is interesting to consider in light of how oral and written language have evolved throughout history. Our little kids will master the basics of written language in three or so years. Yet it…