Read to Your Toddler

In the last decade, researchers have made important discoveries in children's development during the first five years of life. We now know a lot about how young children grow and develop early language and literacy skills. Here's why reading aloud to your toddler is so important:

Nearly 50% of a child's learning occurs in the first five years of life.
Toddlers learn nine new words a day! Children who are spoken to and read to frequently have larger vocabularies and develop into better readers.
Reading with your toddler is the best way to prepare your child to learn to read.

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