Tag: reading

Study suggests certain books can increase infant learning during shared reading

From the University of Florida press release: Parents and pediatricians know that reading to infants is a good thing, but new research shows reading books that clearly name and label… Read more »

Study suggests infant brain responses predict reading speed in secondary school

From the University of Jyväskylä press release: A study conducted at the Department of Psychology at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland and Jyväskylä Centre for Interdisciplinary Brain Research (CIBR) has… Read more »

Study suggests reading on electronic devices may interfere with science reading comprehension

From the Penn State press release: People who often read on electronic devices may have a difficult time understanding scientific concepts, according to a team of researchers. They suggest that… Read more »

Study suggests reading difficulties in children may sometimes be linked to hearing problems

From the Coventry University press release: Children with reading difficulties should be more thoroughly screened for hearing problems, a new report by Coventry University academics has said. The study, funded… Read more »

Kids learn moral lessons more effectively from stories with humans than human-like animals

From the University of Toronto press release: A study by researchers at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto found that four to six-year-olds… Read more »

MRI study links socioeconomic background to effectiveness of reading interventions

From the Massachusetts Institute of Technology press release: About 20 percent of children in the United States have difficulty learning to read, and educators have devised a variety of interventions to… Read more »