Задание

Read the text and mark the statements below as True, False, or Not stated.

Young children whose parents read aloud to them have better language and literacy skills when they go to school, according to a review published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.

Children who have been read aloud to are also more likely to develop a love of reading, which is more important than language and literacy. And the advantages they gain continue compared with the children who start out as poor readers in their first year of school and are likely to remain so.

In addition, describing pictures in the book, explaining the meaning of the story and encouraging the child to talk about what was read to them and to ask questions can improve their understanding of the world and their social skills.

The authors of the review explain that the style of reading has more impact on children’s early language and literacy development than the frequency of reading aloud. Middle-class parents tend to use a more interactive style, making connections to the child’s own experience or real world, explaining new words and the motivations of the characters, while working-class parents tend to focus more on labelling and describing pictures. These differences in reading styles can impact on children’s development of language and literacy-related skills.

1. The published review is about different children diseases.

2. Parents are recommended to read their children books with pictures.

3. Discussing the context of the book with the children helps them to improve social skills.

4. Middle-class parents and working class parents use the same reading style.

5. The frequency of reading aloud motivates children’s social experience.

6. Different reading styles don’t influence children’s language skills.