We all know how significant it is developmentally to sing, talk and read to your children from birth. It encourages their neural development preparing their developing brains, which are really like little sponges, to hear and distinguish sounds which supports their own speaking, reading & writing development, assisting them to flourish as they grow and learn!
What an honour to help guide their exciting discovery of language so that they can successfully learn to communicate with those around them every day!
Have you read this below research article by Berninger & Abbott before? As we have many new readers, I wanted to share this thought-provoking research article for those of you who are keen for an interesting read!
It investigates children’s development of listening, speaking, reading and writing systems within the context of our current understandings and the impact of individual student backgrounds, strengths & weaknesses & implications from and for instructional practices in existing educational settings.
Great food for thought!!
‘Listening Comprehension, Oral Expression, Reading Comprehension, and Written Expression: Related Yet Unique Language Systems in Grades 1, 3, 5, and 7’ Virginia W. Berninger and Robert D. Abbott J Educ Psychol. 2010 Aug 1; 102(3): 635–651.
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You will walk away learning more about the invaluable role that our ear, mouth, eye and hand play functioning powerfully together for improved learning outcomes in the lives of our children.
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