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Host: How early should parents begin reading aloud to their children?

Rene Hackney: Parents should start reading aloud to babies as soon as they are born. The idea is that if you build it in as a daily activity, it will remain a daily activity; it also is seen as being especially beneficial for young children because they are getting that well edited language. Many times when we are speaking, we speak in half sentences, we use slang and it does not sound correct. So, the idea is that language has been pored over, it has been well edited and so it is a good example to give young children so they can learn about sentence structure.

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Originally a full-time preschool teacher, Dr. Rene Hackney now holds a Master?s in school psychology and a PhD. in developmental psychology from George Mason University. She trained at the Developmental Clinic at Children?s National Medical Center and for the public schools, teaching in parenting programs at each. She has also acted as a consultant to several area preschools.For the last four years, Dr. Hackney has More »

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In this video, parenting educator Dr. Rene Hackney provides information about the importance of reading aloud with children. Tips for reading aloud by age and ways to use extended learning are provided.

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