It has been proven!

Reading is a good thing. It has always been a good thing.
But now it has been proven to be the most spectacular thing especially to the little ones!


I came across an article on Tech Times by Jim Algar called Reading to Children Strengthens Language-Processing Areas of the Brain and found fascinating that reading to children has finally been proven to be a good thing. We always knew it was a good thing but fantastic Dr. John Hutton, the study leader, has the evidence and the work to prove it. The study was basically taking MRI scans of children while they were listening to someone read to them. The MRI scans showed a lot of activity in regions of the brain that may predict a child's success in language (reading, comprehending, all of that amazing Language Arts stuff).


So why does reading to children strengthen language-processing areas of the brain?
Being read to, children are able to learn how to create mental images that will prepare children to be able to do this process once they reach the appropriate age to read a book without images. This helps a lot in comprehending messages being said to them (hmm, obeying, perhaps?)


This is just rad news. I mean, yes, we all knew about the wonders of reading but now we have a study to prove that reading to children is vital and could help in their future success.