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    Daily, consistent parental reading in the first year of life improves   
   infants' language scores    
      
     Date:   
         February 14, 2023   
     Source:   
         Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine   
     Summary:   
         Daily reading improved language development in infants 12 months   
         and younger, according to a recent study.   
      
      
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   Daily reading improved language development in infants 12 months and   
   younger, according to a recent study by researchers at the Marshall   
   University Joan C.   
      
   Edwards School of Medicine.   
      
      
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   The study, which builds on well-established research of early language   
   development in toddlers 12 months and older, found that the infants   
   who received consistent, daily reading of at least one book a day,   
   starting at two weeks of age, demonstrated improved language scores as   
   early as nine months of age. The findings were published in December   
   in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, the official   
   peer-reviewed journal of the American Board of Family Medicine.   
      
   During the randomized study, parents/guardians were given a set of 20   
   children's books specifically chosen to support early language development   
   and interaction with print media. Enrolled families agreed to read at   
   least one book per day and have their infants tested with an expressive   
   and receptive language test at their well-child visits.   
      
   "One book each day is an easy goal for new families to try. To see that   
   there is a measurable improvement in speaking and understanding before   
   one year old is very exciting," said Adam M. Franks, M.D., professor of   
   family and community health at the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine   
   and corresponding author on the study.   
      
   In addition to Franks, physicians Callie Seaman, M.D., and William   
   Rollyson, M.D., and researcher Todd Davies, Ph.D., teamed with Emily   
   K. Franks, a speech- language pathologist, to co-author the article.   
      
   "While our team is excited about our findings, the real winners are   
   the participating children and families in this area that have been   
   benefited from the bonding experience of experiencing this co-reading   
   through their participation in the project," Franks said.   
      
   The authors hope to expand this research to assess the benefits in infants   
   of mothers with opioid use disorder who are suffering from withdrawal.   
      
   This work is supported by a rural research grant from the Robert C. Byrd   
   Center for Rural Health.   
      
       * RELATED_TOPICS   
             o Mind_&_Brain   
                   # Child_Development # Literacy # Language_Acquisition #   
                   Infant_and_Preschool_Learning # Learning_Disorders #   
                   Child_Psychology # Dyslexia # Parenting   
       * RELATED_TERMS   
             o Psycholinguistics o Dyslexia o Developmental_psychology o   
             Neural_development o Great_Ape_language o Social_cognition o   
             Asperger_syndrome o Psychology   
      
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   Journal Reference:   
      1. Adam M. Franks, Callie Seaman, Emily K. Franks, William Rollyson,   
      Todd   
         Davies. Parental Reading to Infants Improves Language Score: A Rural   
         Family Medicine Intervention. The Journal of the American Board of   
         Family Medicine, 2022; 35 (6): 1156 DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2022.220064R2   
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   Link to news story:   
   https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/02/230214153903.htm   
      
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