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    Reading to Kids Helps Their Development

    Research shows that reading regularly to young children is very important to their overall growth and development.

    The benefits of reading include the following:

    • Provides time for special attention between parents and children

    • Encourages children's later reading success

    • Improves language and speech development

    Pick what you both enjoy

    • Look for books you both love.

    • Ask friends, teachers, or librarians.

    • Look for award-winning books.

    • Check book reviews.

    • Have your children pick out their own books.

    Get your child involved

    • Point out objects in the pictures as you read.

    • Look for activity books that let your child participate.

    • Have your child help turn the pages.

    Follow along

    • As you read, point to the words with your finger so your child learns that the words go from left to right.

    Read slowly

    • Slowing down the pace will let your child keep up with the ideas in the story.

    Help them learn

    • Look for repetition or rhymes in the stories.

    Online Medical Reviewer: Heather M Trevino BSN RNC
    Online Medical Reviewer: Rita Sather RN
    Online Medical Reviewer: Susan K. Dempsey-Walls RN
    Date Last Reviewed: 1/1/2024
    © 2000-2024 The StayWell Company, LLC. All rights reserved. This information is not intended as a substitute for professional medical care. Always follow your healthcare professional's instructions.
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    Southern New Mexico
    Surgery Center

    2301 Indian Wells Rd. Suite B
    Alamogordo, NM 88310
    www.snmsc.org

    Phone: 575.437.0890
    Fax: 575.437.0905
    Email: info@snmsc.org

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