The Read Aloud Factor: How to Create the Habit That Boosts Your Baby's Brain

We have always known that reading aloud is an important way to bond with your baby and develop language skills.   Now neuroscience research is showing us the long-term benefit that reading aloud has for children--all the way into adulthood. Author Rekha S. Rajan was part of current research that shows individuals who were read to more frequently as children had a measurably healthier brain in old age.   This innovative and accessible book incorporates the latest research on brain development, describes how reading aloud supports language and social-emotional development, and gives parents and caretakers what they need to make read alouds a regular and enjoyable part of the family routine.     "Dr. Rajan's insightful book shows us why reading with our babies and young children is developmentally essential and truly joyful. I hope parents all over the country and world will read this book!" --Eric Litwin, New York Times bestselling author of Pete the Cat, I Love My White Shoes"Reading