Feeling stressed? Try reading this out loud!
Researchers have found that reading together can help strengthen bonds and reduce stress. In a recent study, families were asked to read together while wearing a brain monitoring cap that tracks activity over time. The results suggested that moments of shared reading can sync brain patterns between two people, which then suggest that the experience of reading books together helps parents and children connect.
Furthermore, the importance of stories themselves can’t be ignored. Stories are how people explain the world and their lives to one another — the decisions you make and the person you become are partially influenced by the stories you’ve read or heard. The research is very new, but studies of this sort can help us understand why reading together builds empathy, focus, emotional well-being, and might support children’s development and encourage a lifelong love of reading. And not just because a good story might distract two siblings for long enough to stop flicking each other’s ears!
Can you read the words in red? In this story, look out for CVC words like man, fun, sun, fan, tan, van, and men. Say them aloud and check if you can read them all.
One cold day, it started snowing. M had a marvelous idea. "Let's see who can make the most massive snowball!" he said to A. But just then, N bumped into them and they held hands. A snowman appeared!
What will happen next?
Watch full episodes of Alphablocks on their official YouTube channel!
Feeling stressed? Try reading this out loud!
Researchers have found that reading together can help strengthen bonds and reduce stress. In a recent study, families were asked to read together while wearing a brain monitoring cap that tracks activity over time. The results suggested that moments of shared reading can sync brain patterns between two people, which then suggest that the experience of reading books together helps parents and children connect.
Furthermore, the importance of stories themselves can’t be ignored. Stories are how people explain the world and their lives to one another — the decisions you make and the person you become are partially influenced by the stories you’ve read or heard. The research is very new, but studies of this sort can help us understand why reading together builds empathy, focus, emotional well-being, and might support children’s development and encourage a lifelong love of reading. And not just because a good story might distract two siblings for long enough to stop flicking each other’s ears!
Can you read the words in red? In this story, look out for CVC words like man, fun, sun, fan, tan, van, and men. Say them aloud and check if you can read them all.
One cold day, it started snowing. M had a marvelous idea. "Let's see who can make the most massive snowball!" he said to A. But just then, N bumped into them and they held hands. A snowman appeared!
What will happen next?
Watch full episodes of Alphablocks on their official YouTube channel!