Read Aloud Factor
How to Create the Habit That Boosts Your Baby's Brain
Published on 25. October 2022
210 pages
978-1-64160-873-2 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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10/2022
Chicago Review Press
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Content
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Half Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Author's Note
- Introduction
- Part I: Why Read Aloud? How Reading Aloud Supports Your Child's Development
- 1. Benefits of Reading Aloud for Overall Brain Growth
- 2. Benefits of Reading Aloud for Language Acquisition
- 3. Benefits of Reading Aloud for Social-Emotional Health
- Part II: The Six Stages of Reading Aloud: From Birth Through School Age
- 4. The Listener: Pregnancy to 2 Months
- 5. The Observer: 2 to 4 Months
- 6. The Laugher: 4 to 8 Months
- 7. The Babbler: 8 to 12 Months
- 8. The Boss: 12 to 36 Months
- 9. The Storyteller: 3 to 5 Years
- Part III: STEAM Reading: Bringing Arts and Technology into Your Read Aloud Habit
- 10. Using Music to Support Read Alouds
- 11. Using Art to Support Read Alouds
- 12. Using Technology to Support Read Alouds
- Epilogue: Raising a Literacy-Rich Child
- Notes
- Index
- Back Cover
