The importance of reading to brain growth, language development, social emotional growth, and relationship-building opportunities is worth understanding. We want to provide the information you need as you learn more and help others engage with reading as a valuable intellectual and developmental tool. You will find resources below that can inform your understanding of reading and development, provide activities for building reading skills, and give you the additional resources you need.
Articles
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Ohio State’s Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy article on vocabulary acquired by children who are read to from birth.
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Helpful article about the benefits of reading to infants and the types of books you should read.
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Zero to Three provides an interesting table of age groups and how children will interact with books and the reading experience and different developmental stages.
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Cleveland Health Clinic article listing specific skills acquired by children who are read to.
Reading Activities
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Zero to Three offers tips on reading to infants and activities that will help promote engagement with reading.
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A printable PDF of literacy activities (based on age) for children from birth to three.
