Intellectual and emotional benefits of reading for children

Child reading has numerous benefits for the child . But we do not speak only of physical or intellectual benefits (improvement of concentration, of memory ...), but also of the emotional benefits. Reading can be encouraged since the child is very young, even before he learns to read. We review all t

Child reading has numerous benefits for the child. But we do not speak only of physical or intellectual benefits (improvement of concentration, of memory ...), but also of the emotional benefits.

Reading can be encouraged since the child is very young, even before he learns to read. We review all the advantages that books have for your child, from the hand of Sergio Díez Casado, librarian at Brains International Schools.

Intellectual benefits of reading for children

Obviously, reading has great intellectual advantages for children. Among them, we find the following:

- It improves the attention capacity. It is ideal for more distracted or restless children, as it helps them focus on something concrete. - Improves retention capacity and reading comprehension. Listening to or reading a story makes working re the retentive and memory . The brain seeks to understand what is being read. Therefore, reading also benefits reading comprehension.

- Development of the imagination. Reading invites children to dream and imagine, and is a fantastic engine of creativity. Grandes 7 great emotional benefits of reading for the child

Although there is always talk of the intellectual benefits of reading for children, the books also provide other benefits, all of them very valuable. They are those that have to do with emotions: 1.Promotes the independence