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Michie, TN 38357
6418 HWY 57E
Michie, TN 38357
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Young children whose parents read them five books a day enter kindergarten having heard about 1.4 MILLION more words than kids who were never read to. This "million word gap" could be one key in explaining differences in vocabulary and reading development, said Jessica Logan, lead author of a new study, and assistant professor of educational studies at Ohio State University.
Even kids who are read only one book a day will hear about 290,000 more words by age 5 than those who don't regularly read books with a parent. Kids who hear more vocabulary words are going to be better prepared to see those words in print when they enter school. They are likely to pick up reading skills more quickly and easily.
Louder for the ones in the back: "IF YOU READ JUST ONE BOOK A DAY TO YOUR CHILD, THEY WILL HAVE BEEN READ 1825 BOOKS BY THIER 5th BIRTHDAY!!!"
This study appears online in the Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics.
Young children whose parents read them five books a day enter kindergarten having heard about 1.4 MILLION more words than kids who were never read to. This "million word gap" could be one key in explaining differences in vocabulary and reading development, said Jessica Logan, lead author of a new study, and assistant professor of educational studies at Ohio State University.
Even kids who are read only one book a day will hear about 290,000 more words by age 5 than those who don't regularly read books with a parent. Kids who hear more vocabulary words are going to be better prepared to see those words in print when they enter school. They are likely to pick up reading skills more quickly and easily.
Louder for the ones in the back: "IF YOU READ JUST ONE BOOK A DAY TO YOUR CHILD, THEY WILL HAVE BEEN READ 1825 BOOKS BY THIER 5th BIRTHDAY!!!"
This study appears online in the Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics.