In this episode, we dive deeper into the countless benefits of interactive book sharing. Here, we also learn how to establish an effective reading or book sharing habit with your children, and, in case you already have one, we also tackle specific strategies you can use to maximize the time you invest in sharing books to them.

• The far-reaching benefits of sharing children’s books to children
• How sharing children’s books can help your child improve his or her vocabulary
• How reading books to children teach them grammar and sentence construction
• Why books are fantastic for fostering creative thinking, problem-solving skills, and innovation
• How reading books strengthen a child’s inferential thinking
• Reading books and a child’s predicting skills
• The relationship between reading and your child’s attention and ability to focus
• Why reading is a great way to expose children to the visual and auditory components of words
• How reading teaches children how to organize and sequence their ideas
• How reading develops a child’s communication and social skills as well as his or her educational opportunities
• Why books are powerful tools to teach your children empathy
• The difference between passive and interactive book sharing
• Tips for interactively sharing books with your child
• How to share a book with a quiet child
• The WH formula of asking questions when sharing a book to your child