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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

There are benefits to shared reading long after children can read to themselves, so how long should you read to your children? Many of us will be able to recall the enjoyment of shared reading ...

Reading may seem like a solitary pursuit, but reading groups turn it into a shared pleasure, including for people affected by dementia. Losing yourself in a good story or soaking in the beauty of ...

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 ...