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Text 4 　　Reading Aloud 　　Children learn quickly．Research shows that fastbrain development occurs in children younger than three years of age．Everyday parental activities such as readin9，singin9，and others can play a very importantrole in a child’s healthy development，Experts(专家)suggest that the single most important activity for building theknowledge required for Success in reading is reading aloud to children．This is especially so during the preschool years． 　　While listening to stories read from a book，children learn at a young age that the letters on the page areconnected to the words in our spoken language．They alsobecome familiar with the language in books．Parents helpchildren develop a lifelong love for books by reading aloud stories from books． 　　Reading aloud to children when they are young Call help theirunderstanding of the world in which they live．Theycan“travel”the world through the pages of books．Considerthe example of Anthony，whose mother has read to himsince birth。She says，“His firstvisit to the ZOO was a journey of rediscovery．”Red is coveryYes，although Anthony was seeing zebras，lions，giraffes，andother animals for the first time，he had already beenintroduced to them．His mother further ex．plains，“Anthony has become familiar withcountless people，animals，objectsand ideas，all between the covers of books，in his first two years of life．” 　　When parents take the time to hold their children in their arms and readto them ,the messageis clear：“I love you．”Phoebe，a mother in Canada，said of reading to her son．now eight years old，“My husband and I feel that this has helped Nathan to feel close toUs．He is open to us and often tells US what he is feeling．n has made a special connection．”

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