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The 10 Absolutely Important Reasons To Read To Your Child
15 minutes a day can change your child’s life
Intoduction
Today’s fast paced world with the digital distractions makes ‘reading’ sound like a chore not just to children but also to parents. When children are not read to in their formative early years, they miss out on a golden opportunity that could forever shape and change their lives.
As parents and caregivers, it is of prime importance to understand the need to read to children from an early age and to inculcate an understanding of and a love for reading in them.
The 10 Absolutely Important Reasons To Read To Your Child —
1. Increasing Connections in the Child’s Brain
2. Increasing Brain Cells For Life
3. Building Highways in the Brain for High-Traffic Learning Later
4. Creating a Positive and Enjoyable Reading Experience (Associate Reading with Pleasure)
5. Building Your Child’s Background Knowledge
6. Building Advanced Vocabulary
7. Providing a Reading Role Model
