How often do you read to your kids?
Reading aloud has many benefits for your kids. Research shows that even older, intermediate, and independent readers can benefit greatly from being read aloud to daily.
While we all know that reading aloud to kids assists in language development, expands vocabulary, and increases listening comprehension, did you know that read-alouds also…?
1. Boost reading comprehension
Being read aloud to increases children's ability to predict when they read—a skill that is tied to competent reading comprehension.
Source: Teale, 1984
2. Improve writing quality
Read-alouds teach kids about the structure of language. They help children absorb idioms and linguistic culture—increasing the use of complex clauses, phrases, and sentence structures in writing.
Source: Popp, 2006
3. Improve ability to read alone
Being read aloud to is an advertisement for reading itself—thus, it improves children's attitudes towards reading in general and, more importantly, improves their decoding or sounding-out skills.
Source: Feitelson et al., 1986
4. Supercharge vocabulary
Research shows that read-alouds can teach new words in a SINGLE exposure when the words are introduced contextually during reading.
Source: Elley, 1989
5. Strengthen relationships with kids
Reading aloud to your kids forms a bond of shared experience. It provides a social activity in which they can discuss complex emotions and ideas. It has restorative benefits in that sensitive and complex issues can be addressed in a non-threatening manner.
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