Moms Talk Q&A: When Should Children Learn to Read?

Each week in Moms Talk, we take your questions, give advice and share solutions, by offering their answers in the article and continuing the conversation in the comments, with you.

This week's question for debate: 

When should children learn to read?

Kelli Nelson, a member of our Mom Council weighed in:

As with so many things, I think it depends on the individual child.  However, research shows that 90 percent of brain development occurs in the first 3 years of life, so it stands to reason that introduction of critical life-long skills, such as reading and language development, should occur during those formative years.

Reading or an "introduction" to reading also stimulates creative thinking. No one is expecting a 2 or 3 year old to read "War and Peace", but to expose children to different "sounds" and reoccurring vocabulary will facilitate good reading habits.

An article this week on Eldersburg Patch talked with experts who said reading young might not be a good idea. You can find it here. 

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