Did your parents read and sing to you as a child? That could have helped you more than you may think with both your\u00a0reading\u00a0and language skills.<\/p>\n
Today I read an article on BBC\u00a0about the fact that reading to children apparently can give them a 6 month advantage in terms of their reading level.
\nThe study is done by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation\u00a0and is based on teenagers in 14 developed countries.
\nThe study found that regularly reading books to children at an early age could represent more than a year’s advantage in reading levels at the age of 15 (the average was 6 months).<\/p>\n
According to an article published earlier this year in The Guardian\u00a0you should also sing to your child to avoid language problems later in life.
\nAmelia Hill from The Guardian interviewed Sally Goddard Blythe, (consultant in neuro-developmental education and director of the Institute for Neuro-Physiological Psychology) who claims singing helps to prepare the childs ear, voice and brain for language. Further more listening to music and singing helps\u00a0develop both sides of the brain. Fascinating information isn’t it!?
\nSo to all of you soon-to-be mothers or out there, start preparing your voices and stack up with books!<\/p>\n
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