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Fostering a love of stories in a child’s first years is key to lifelong reading

By Elaine Reese, Professor of Psychology, University of Otago

Reading isn’t natural for humans – but storytelling is. Using decades of data, my new research highlights the role of parents in encouraging a love of books long before children start school.

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