Physical handling of books such as page turning.
How children pay attention to books such as pointing at pictures of familiar objects.
Show a child’s understanding of pictures and stories, or an action seen in a picture.
Verbal interactions with books, such as babbling to imitate reading.
The newest discoveries in neuroscience show that reading aloud actually stimulates the growth of a baby’s brain. An infants brain structure is not genetically determined; early experiences have a decisive impact on the architecture of a baby’s brain. While being read to, many existing connections among brain cells are strengthened. At the same time, new brain cells are formed adding a bit more complexity to the brain’s circuitry that will remain largely in place for the rest of these children’s lives.