Baby Loves Books » Reading http://babylovesbooks.com Reading to Kids Enriches Lives, Expands Horizons, Changes Attitudes Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:01:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Of 5 Year Olds and Their Reading Levels http://babylovesbooks.com/2011/10/13/of-5-year-olds-and-their-reading-levels/ http://babylovesbooks.com/2011/10/13/of-5-year-olds-and-their-reading-levels/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:10:58 +0000 admin http://babylovesbooks.com/?p=1517 This is a question for any parent or educator – should a teacher openly declare or discuss specific children and their high aptitudes in class? Does this really serve to motivate or encourage other kids? Could it lead to jealousy or lower self esteem in kids who aren’t recognized openly in this way? Is it [...]]]> http://babylovesbooks.com/2011/10/13/of-5-year-olds-and-their-reading-levels/feed/ 0 Bilingualism Boosts Brain Power http://babylovesbooks.com/2011/04/06/bilingualism-boosts-brain-power/ http://babylovesbooks.com/2011/04/06/bilingualism-boosts-brain-power/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 02:44:45 +0000 admin http://babylovesbooks.com/?p=1432 And the balance tips towards bilingualism yet again – did you catch this recent NPR story on bilingualism and brain power?

If not, check it out – very much worth a quick listen(or quicker read)

Being Bilingual May Boost Your Brain Power

It may not come as a surprise to you [...]]]> http://babylovesbooks.com/2011/04/06/bilingualism-boosts-brain-power/feed/ 2 What Reading to Babies Has to Do with Ancient Learning Methods http://babylovesbooks.com/2011/01/09/what-reading-to-babies-has-to-do-with-ancient-learning-methods/ http://babylovesbooks.com/2011/01/09/what-reading-to-babies-has-to-do-with-ancient-learning-methods/#comments Sun, 09 Jan 2011 06:02:16 +0000 admin http://babylovesbooks.com/?p=1373 Please indulge me this seemingly off-topic post.  I assure you it has everything to do with reading to babies.

Sound…

…was the first and all pervading element in the universe. Not sound, per se, but vibrations. Rishis( ancient sages) in deep meditation absorbed and experienced that omnipresent vibration otherwise known as the Supreme Creation, Creator, God, Genesis etc…it doesn’t matter what we [...]]]> http://babylovesbooks.com/2011/01/09/what-reading-to-babies-has-to-do-with-ancient-learning-methods/feed/ 0 Raising a Generation of Readers 2 http://babylovesbooks.com/2009/12/10/raising-a-generation-of-readers-2/ http://babylovesbooks.com/2009/12/10/raising-a-generation-of-readers-2/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:20:31 +0000 admin http://babylovesbooks.com/?p=559 (contd from Raising a Generation of Readers 1)

So, we’ve established that reading to kids is important. Not just our own kids, but to those who don’t have the benefit of being raised in an environment which comprises of books and reading.

There is no question – if we want our kids [...]]]> http://babylovesbooks.com/2009/12/10/raising-a-generation-of-readers-2/feed/ 0