Benefits of reading out loud to children

Outline
I. Introduction
a) Background
1. When to begin reading aloud to children
b) Thesis: Reading aloud to children is essential to their progression of social skills, academic success, and expansion of language and vocabulary throughout their lifetime.
II. Social Benefits
a) Bonding time with parents
1. Discussions with children
2. Connect through stories
b) Opportunity for parents to teach new things to their children
1. Learn about new characters, places, and events
c) Learn about others life experiences through reading about them
1. Helps with all relationships
III. Academic Benefits
a) Increases child’s attention span
1. Parents change voices and ask questions keeping them engaged
b) Helps form thought connectors in brain
c) Rise in IQ scores
1. Study done on fourth grade student’s scores
d) Helps develop creativity
1. Promotes adventure and excitement for learning
IV. Reading Benefits
a) Parents make reading pleasurable
1. If a child likes to read he will want to practice and eventually become better at it
b) Boosts child’s self-confidence
1. Once they are catching on to reading they will feel like they can accomplish anything
c) Listening comprehension helps to get to a high level of reading comprehension
V. Language benefits
a) Helps a child learn to speak
1. Children only begin speaking words once they have heard them
b) Provides children with an expansive vocabulary
1. Much more descriptive language in stories than in regular conversations
2. Study done on kinder garden class reading level
c) Helps with phonic skills
VI. Conclusion
a) Importance of parents reading to children
b) Review of thesis and main points

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