What is the importance of reading to children?
Reading to children is one of the best ways to model literacy skills. In addition to engendering a love of books, reading to children gives them a sense of what the reading process is all about, introduces them to the concept of written language, and familiarizes them with literacy conventions. Before children can learn to read, they must learn why people read and what people do when they read 37 . Note from Smart Neurons: Our Software CDs and DVD read out engaging and fun stories that help build the foundation for literacy skills. Our products also introduce children to the written language by selectively exposing them to specific language structures.
