You can start reading as early as 6 months. No need to stop.
E-reading, while better than no reading has lower retention because of physical stimuli absence and distractions.
Audiobooks while better than no reading still misses the visual cues. We have 200:1 visual to auditory nerve endings in the brain.
Closed Captions are thus helpful. An interesting idea is to watch TV with no volume and closed captions on.
TVs have some small advantages for young watchers. It can improve their vocabulary. However, after 10 years of age, there are no advantages. The main problem is what is missed while the hours are spent on TV. Hence, the research recommends not more than 10 hours of TV for kids 2 and older, and no TV for kids younger than 2. Another idea is to mandate no TV on weeknights or TV with no volume and only captions.
E-reading, while better than no reading has lower retention because of physical stimuli absence and distractions.
Audiobooks while better than no reading still misses the visual cues. We have 200:1 visual to auditory nerve endings in the brain.
Closed Captions are thus helpful. An interesting idea is to watch TV with no volume and closed captions on.
TVs have some small advantages for young watchers. It can improve their vocabulary. However, after 10 years of age, there are no advantages. The main problem is what is missed while the hours are spent on TV. Hence, the research recommends not more than 10 hours of TV for kids 2 and older, and no TV for kids younger than 2. Another idea is to mandate no TV on weeknights or TV with no volume and only captions.
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