It's always been a delight to watch your child learn and grow over time, but let's face it: every parent wants to raise the next Stephen Hawking or Christopher Langan. It's never really too early to start, and you may be surprised to learn that the myth of children being unable to read at an early age is not true! In fact, children may be capable of reading just from very early on in life.

The science of brain development indicates that the first three years of life are crucial to building your child's brain, and over that first twelve months, the brain more than doubles in size. By the age of three, a child's brain is about twice as active as an adult's brain, setting the groundwork for a lifetime of learning and future success.

Here are some fun facts from Reading in Preschool to consider:

• Within their first year, most children begin linking words to meaning. They understand the names used to label familiar objects, body parts, animals and people by building word associations.

• Most children are fluent in common languages spoken to them by the age of three.
• Between the ages of four and nine, your child will have to master 100 phonic rules and learn to recognize 3,000 words at a glance.
• At an early age, children will learn to develop a comfortable reading speed approaching 100 words a minute.

Children can comprehend more than you think at a young age, and emerging literacy skills may be a strong reason why. Emerging literacy describes the gradual, ongoing process of learning to understand and use language that begins at birth and continues through the early childhood years.

Casual and spontaneous activities like speaking or reading to children are easily acknowledged by your child and begins their development of language skills. Young children continue to develop their listening and speaking skills as they communicate their needs and desires, which ultimately help them to build associations for early reading.

The earlier you start, the more advanced your child will be, and Reading in Preschool offers the perfect start to building the right foundation, to stimulate their imagination and build their verbal skills to release their inner genius for years to come.