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Neuroscience Behind Why I Read 1000 Books With My Son Before He Turned 5
Get inspired and implement the Read-Aloud strategies to revolutionize your child’s future.
Introduction: Reading Aloud is a Superpower
Reading aloud to your baby regularly and widely has unimaginable benefits. It’s a parent’s true superpower!
I serendipitously stumbled upon the book ‘The Read-Aloud Handbook,’ which opened my eyes to the magnificent benefits of reading to children from birth to three or five years.
By then, I had begun reading to my son (I started when he was three months old) and had already begun to see a fast-track development in his speech and cognition.
So, reading The Read-Aloud Handbook was like a light-bulb moment for me; every word made complete sense. The information it contained was pure gold to me. I devoured the book and other books on the same topic.
I read my son a whooping thousand books before he turned five. It did not start with this lofty goal in mind. It started with some difficult times.
