Bringing together the latest scientific research, practical tips, and reading recommendations, The Enchanted Hour will both charm and galvanize, inspiring readers to share this invaluable, life-altering tradition with the people they love most. Ap6:19 pm ET‘The child is father of the man, wrote Wordsworth, capturing the ancient idea that the early years of life shape the later ones. For everyone, reading aloud engages the mind in complex narratives for children, it's an irreplaceable gift that builds vocabulary, fosters imagination, and kindles a lifelong appreciation of language, stories and pictures. In Tudor times, the young played with rattles and spinning tops, said their prayers, made cheeky remarks, and were not always kind to animals. Meghan Cox Gurdon argues that this ancient practice is a fast-working antidote to the fractured attention spans, atomized families and unfulfilling ephemera of the tech era, helping to replenish what our devices are leaching away. The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction Meghan Cox Gurdon Little, Brown Book Group, Family & Relationships - 304 pages 2 Reviews. Grounded in the latest neuroscience and behavioural research, and drawing widely from literature, The Enchanted Hour explains the dazzling cognitive and social-emotional benefits that await children who are read to, whatever their class, nationality or family background. A miraculous alchemy occurs when one person reads to another, transforming the simple stuff of a book, a voice, and a bit of time into complex and powerful fuel for the heart, brain, and imagination. Meghan Cox Gurdon is an essayist, book critic, and former foreign correspondent who has been The Wall Street Journal's children's book reviewer since 2005. Follow The Enchanted Hour author meghancoxgurdon for more Order here.

A conversation-changing look at the social, familial, neurological, and psychological benefits of reading aloud, especially for parents and children. Celebrating the beauty of books & the miraculous power of reading aloud. Meghan Cox Gurdon The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction Hardcover Januby Meghan Cox Gurdon (Author) 310 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 14.49 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 28.00 Other new, used and collectible from 5.

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