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Stern, Lois W. – 2001
The years when a young child's language skills are "exploding" are the years between three and five. What can make a dramatic difference in a child's life is if parents take a few minutes a day to read to him or her. Reading to a child helps him or her become a successful reader. The child develops a sense of phonics and learns that stories have a…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Child Development, Childrens Literature, Language Skills
Chew, Charles R. – 1986
Reading to young children offers them many benefits including a sense of security which comes from physical closeness to an adult. In addition, the child perceives the format of print, begins to assimilate the basics of story construction, develops a prior knowledge base which is an essential ingredient of comprehension, and receives the message…
Descriptors: Child Development, Childrens Literature, Early Reading, Language Acquisition