A team of researchers in the UK has shown that although social background has a noticeable effect on a child’s readiness for school, what parents do with their children, even before they begin to talk, is actually much more important.
The results showed that children who were taken to the library more often and owned more books at two-years-old achieved higher scores on the school assessment tests when they began primary school.
Parents who foster a love of reading in a child’s early years are ensuring they get off to a flying start at school, according to new research.
Researchers discovered that although social background has a noticeable effect on a child’s readiness for school, what parents do with their children, even before they begin to talk, is actually much more important.
Children who were taken to the library more often and owned more books at two-years-old achieved higher scores on the school assessment tests when they began primary school.
The research also showed that attending pre-school and having parents who taught them a wide range of activities had a positive effect — whereas extended exposure to television lowered their scores.
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