[bonny-gable Posts: 13 Status: Offline I love kids' books!]

This may seem like 'preaching to the choir' to all of us, but this article explains what actually happens in a child's brain as the result of interacting with a human and a real book. Enjoy!

https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/05/24/611609366/whats-going-on-in-your-childs-brain-when-you-read-them-a-story

[JulieM Posts: 943 Status: Offline WWW]

Thanks for sharing. This is great.

[onestepp Posts: 139 Status: Offline I love kids' books!]

Read the article and thought it was interesting, thanks.

[217mom Posts: 1,242 Status: Offline "Keep the child in view"- Charles Dickens WWW]

This may seem like 'preaching to the choir' to all of us, but this article explains what actually happens in a child's brain as the result of interacting with a human and a real book. Enjoy!

https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/05/24/611609366/whats-going-on-in-your-childs-brain-when-you-read-them-a-story

The choir is singing along whole heartedly! 

[hairaplenty Posts: 1,454 Status: Offline Don't ever quit!]

Yet---many parents do not understand the benefits. I teach PreK and every year I struggle with parents who want "homework," or, tell me their child learned English from watching tv. Ug!

Thanks for posting. I can feel my blood pressure rising.