Introducing Infants to the Joy of Reading.

McMahon, Rebecca

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ERIC Number: EJ529880

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Publication Date: 1996

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Introducing Infants to the Joy of Reading.

McMahon, Rebecca

Dimensions of Early Childhood, v24 n3 p26-29 Sum 1996

Asserts that literacy learning begins in infancy and that no age is too young to be read to. Recommends that parents begin reading to their children early, that they read for short periods, and that they read often. Includes a list of books for newborns and infants. (BGC)

Descriptors: Child Rearing, Early Childhood Education, Early Experience, Infants, Learning Processes, Literacy, Neonates, Parent Influence, Parent Role, Parents, Prereading Experience, Reading, Reading Aloud to Others, Reinforcement, Thinking Skills

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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