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Studies have shown that early childhood poverty is a risk factor for lower educational attainment. It is also associated with differences in brain structure, poorer cognition, behavioural problems and mental health symptoms.

Parents, educators and policymakers should facilitate reading for pleasure in young children. Read more at straitstimes.com.

In many ways, rules rule the lives of children.Look both ways before you cross the street, put your dirty dishes in the dishwasher, raise your hand in class if you have a question, don’t cut in line – these directions are the guardrails of life. They

Promoting reading for pleasure from a young age can improve a child’s development and education.

Poverty is linked to poorer brain development – but reading can help counteract itEarly childhood is a critical period for brain development, which is important for boosting cognition and mental wellb.

Children who begin reading for pleasure early in life tend to perform better at cognitive tests and have better mental health when they enter adolescence, a study of more than 10,000 young adolescents in the US has found.

Early childhood is a critical period for brain development, which is important for boosting cognition and mental wellbeing. | Health

Researchers say children who start reading for pleasure early in life could end up with better test scores and mental health outcomes as teenagers.

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Researchers say children who start reading for pleasure early in life could end up with better test scores and mental health outcomes as teenagers.