Over the past couple of weeks there has been a flurry of interest in the national press (reports in CNN and Huffington Post Parent) around the publication of research showing differences in brain activation associated with reading aloud to young children.
This is exciting evidence that supports
the effectiveness of the Reach Out and Read model.
Just yesterday, an article by Dr. Perri Klass, our Reach Out and Read National Medical Director, has been posted on the New York Times Well Health Blog, that examines this study, alongside another showing that reading aloud exposes children to a wider vocabulary than just talking to them.
Dr. Klass explains very clearly how these two new studies help to elucidate the mechanism of how reading aloud to young children supports the development of early literacy skills, and ties the research into the work of Reach Out and Read.
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How does reading aloud benefit infants and toddlers?
