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By Lauren Walsh Irish Educational Psychologist Maria Osborne shares the explains the importance of reading with young children for their future development. Reading with your children can have much longer lasting effects on their educational progress than we might realize. According to Registered Educational Psychologist Maria Osborne, the decision to read with your child could play a huge role in many aspects of their development. “Reading with your young child is of paramount importance to their educational development. Reading promotes a child’s phonological awareness, increases vocabulary, comprehension and improves a child’s ability to access the curriculum across all subject areas” says Maria Osborne Speaking, reading and writing are among the most important skills children learn. Reading, either independently or through shared reading, helps children to develop their imagination, enhance creativity, strengthen oral language development and communicate more effectively, according to Libraries Ireland. “When children come across the same words in […]