Shared Reading is a different kind of book club. Instead of reading works of literature separately and then coming together to discuss it, a poem, short story or novel extract is read aloud - and ...

The predictability of a shared reading routine can provide a source of comfort during stressful periods in your lives. The warmth of your lap and hearing your voice helps build a healthy ...

One of our earlier tip sheets (“Making Squishy Books” by Patsy Pierce) on fun books for shared reading, Dr. Pierce talked about how important shared reading is as a technique that emphasizes ...

Reading to very young children can have long-lasting benefits for their later school success, not only in literacy but also in mathematics. Adding to this, early shared reading particularly helps ...

You engage them with a few simple questions. And they respond. So what happens to children when they participate in shared reading? Does it make a difference to their learning? If so, what aspects ...

Many of us will be able to recall the enjoyment of shared reading: being read to and sharing reading with our parents. However, my research has found that of the 997 Year 4 and Year 6 respondents ...

Their new study on shared reading and vocabulary size dovetails with a new policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics that urges parents to read books to their little ones.

Pediatricians should serve as a model for parents, demonstrating how to make shared reading an interactive activity. Multilingual and multicultural books can help families learn about themselves ...