The Benefits of Reading
Reading in the early years has been found to increase children’s later vocabulary, it can also improve children with limited vocabularies language development. Nikla et al’s study suggest reading to babies before 6 months old can support children’s language development.
Beyond the Pages of a Book: Interactive Book Reading and Language Development in Preschool Classrooms.
B. A. Wasik, & M. A. Bond
2001
The Sooner, The Better: Early Reading to Children
Nikla, F., Cohressen, C. & Tayler, C. 2016
A Book Reading Intervention with Preschool Children who have Limited Vocabularies: The Benefits of Regular Reading and Dialogic Reading
Hargrave, A. C., Sénéchal, M. 2000
Wordless Picture Books Boost Preschoolers’ Language Production During Shared Reading
Chaparro-Moreno, L. J., Reali. F., Maldonado-Carreño., C. 2017