{"id":13600,"date":"2018-06-22T22:01:43","date_gmt":"2018-06-22T22:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/ftf\/?post_type=first-things&p=13600"},"modified":"2020-09-16T04:17:26","modified_gmt":"2020-09-16T04:17:26","slug":"when-reading-to-toddlers-books-with-pictures-are-just-right","status":"publish","type":"first-things","link":"https:\/\/www.ftf-stg.magnetry.com\/es\/first-things\/when-reading-to-toddlers-books-with-pictures-are-just-right\/","title":{"rendered":"When reading to toddlers, books with pictures are \u2018just right\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Researchers call it the Goldilocks effect.<\/p>\n

They set out to see what is happening in a young child\u2019s brain\u2014in this case, 4-year-olds\u2014when they were read the same story with pictures, without pictures or when they watched an animated cartoon. Just like \u201cGoldilocks and the Three Bears,\u201d the study found that one method was too cold, one was too hot and one just right.<\/p>\n

According to a recent article from National Public Radio, as the children heard the story, an MRI machine scanned their brains to see which regions of the brain appeared more active and connected.<\/p>\n

Story without pictures = \u201cToo cold\u201d<\/h2>\n

For the children hearing the story without pictures, the brain networks were active, but there was less connectivity, which researchers believe is evidence that they \u201cwere straining to understand.\u201d<\/p>\n

Animated story = \u201cToo hot\u201d<\/h2>\n

For the children who watched the cartoon of the same story, there was lots of activity in the audio and visual perception parts of their brain, but not connecting elsewhere. Researchers believe that \u201cthe animation was doing all the work for the child.\u201d The kids watching the cartoon also had the worst understanding of the story.<\/p>\n

Story with pictures = \u201cJust right\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The children\u2019s understanding of the story was highest when the book was read aloud and they had illustrations to go along with it. Researchers also saw increased connectivity between and among all brain networks they were looking at, including visual perception and language.<\/p>\n

This type of information can help parents and caregivers make the seemingly small but important decisions when it comes to reading to toddlers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we read to our children, they are doing more work than meets the eye,\u201d lead author Dr. John Hutton told NPR. \u201cIt’s that muscle they’re developing bringing the images to life in their minds.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more, read the article from National Public Radio:\u00a0What’s Going On In Your Child’s Brain When You Read Them A Story?<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New research shows that reading a story book with pictures sparks more brain activity in kids than watching a cartoon or reading a book without pictures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":13625,"template":"","tags":[74,76,80],"class_list":["post-13600","first-things","type-first-things","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-early-learning","tag-language-literacy","tag-brain-development"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWhen reading to toddlers, books with pictures are \u2018just right\u2019 - First Things First<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Research shows that when reading to toddlers, a book with pictures sparks more brain activity than watching a cartoon or reading a book without pictures.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ftf-stg.magnetry.com\/es\/first-things\/when-reading-to-toddlers-books-with-pictures-are-just-right\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_ES\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"When reading to toddlers, books with pictures are \u2018just right\u2019\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Research shows that when reading to toddlers, a book with pictures sparks more brain activity than watching a cartoon or reading a book without pictures.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ftf-stg.magnetry.com\/es\/first-things\/when-reading-to-toddlers-books-with-pictures-are-just-right\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"First Things First\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AZFirstThingsFirst\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-09-16T04:17:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ftf-stg.magnetry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/reading-to-toddlers-just-right.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"750\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"393\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@AZFTF\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Tiempo de lectura\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutos\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ftf-stg.magnetry.com\/es\/first-things\/when-reading-to-toddlers-books-with-pictures-are-just-right\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ftf-stg.magnetry.com\/es\/first-things\/when-reading-to-toddlers-books-with-pictures-are-just-right\/\",\"name\":\"When reading to toddlers, books with pictures are \u2018just right\u2019 - 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