Why Teach Your Child To Read Analysis

years parents have wondered what the best way to prepare their child for school is. Does reading out loud to a child make a difference or do they continue to learn at the same pace either way? There are people who will argue both sides of this topic. Reading to children can help them learn to enjoy reading and give them a positive out look on reading. Reading to them also gives them positive self images and confidence when it comes to reading out loud and doing reading activities while they are in school. The reader will need to know how a childs brain develops and what learning methods work best for such a young age group. Reading aloud to children before they begin school puts them at a higher learning advantage in early life because children …show more content…
In the article “Why Teach Your Child to Read” they show that “a healthy baby is born with 200 billion active brain cells . . . given the right stimulation each cell is capable of sprouting up to 20,000 different dendrites, connections, between them which store information” (“Why Reading..”). This shows how much a babies brain can grow in just a short amount of time. It is also stated that “when a child is taught to read, the process of leaning has a profound influence on the entire development and function of the brain” (“Why Reading...”). This suggest that learning to read could help the child learn other subjects easier as well. FIND MORE DEVEOLPMENTAL …show more content…
One example of this happening is shown by Mem Fox in her book “Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever.” when she states that after two weeks of school her daughter claimed she could read she was totally shocked to find that her six year old could in fact read. Being as excited and impressed as she was she went to her daughters teacher the next