The read aloud factor : how to create the habit that boosts your baby's brain / Rekha S. Rajan, EdD.
Material type: TextPublisher: Chicago : Parenting Press, [2023]Copyright date: ©2023Description: xi, 196 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781641607667
- 1641607661
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's | 649.58 R161 | Available | 33111011033210 | ||||
Children's Book | Main Library | Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's | 649.58 R161 | Available | 33111010942031 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
We 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.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-186) and index.
Why read aloud? How reading aloud supports your child's development -- Benefits of reading aloud for overall brain growth -- Benefits of reading aloud for language acquisition -- Benefits of reading aloud for social-emotional health -- The six stages of reading aloud: from birth through school age -- Listener: pregnancy to 2 months -- The observer: 2 to 4 months -- The laugher: 4 to 8 months -- The babbler: 8 to 12 months -- The boss: 12 to 36 months -- The storyteller: 3 to 5 years -- STEAM reading: bringing arts and technology into your read aloud habit -- Using music to support read alouds -- Using art to support read alouds -- Using technology to support read alouds -- Raising a literacy-rich child.
"We 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"-- Provided by publisher.