What's Going On In Your Child's Brain When You Read Them A Story?

"These days parents . . . can read a picture book, put on a cartoon, play an audiobook, or even ask Alexa." "A newly published study gives some insight into what may be happening inside young children's brains in each of those situations."

Given an audio, reading a book and showing the  illustrations, and an animated version of a story, the researches found a child's brain makes more connections when a book is read to them and discussing the illustrations. 

Read the article to learn why just audio or an animation of a story isn't as effective for brain activity as simple reading to a child from a book and pointing out the illustrations. Go to: "What's Going On . . ."