Reading Aloud is a Gift! Reading Aloud to children is the best gift a parent can give to their child. It will transform the life of the child forever. Reading Enhances the Baby's Brain When a baby is born, there are billions of cells in her brain. And each day in the 0 - 3 years, the baby makes millions of connections in her brain. Reading voraciously to babies at this stage utilizes these connections to enhance the cognitive, language, and speech development of the baby. Research shows that children who are read to in their early life(0 - 5 years) do exceptionally well in their academic and professional lives in the future. Purpose of Read-Aloud 101 Read-Aloud 101 is dedicated to promoting and evangelizing the immense benefits of reading aloud to infants and children. The publication also aims at informing parents and caretakers about all the aspects around reading aloud to children. It will answer questions like- 'What to read?' 'When to read?' 'Where to read?' 'How to read?' & most importantly, 'Why to read?'