Beyond Literacy: Shared Reading Starting at Birth Offers Lifelong Benefits
The American Academy of Pediatrics encourages parents and caregivers to read aloud with their newborns and young children to promote early literacy and much more. In an updated policy statement, the AAP says it is an opportunity to foster loving, nurturing relationships during a critical time of brain development. It recommends that pediatricians support families with guidance and books at well-child visits. An accompanying new technical report reviews the evidence for shared reading to strengthen and nurture relationships, stimulate brain circuitry and create early attachments. Learn more here.
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