02228cam a2200313 i 4500 364482137 TxAuBib 20190118120000.0 181105s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u bl2018192389 9780062562814 26.99 0062562819 26.99 eng rda TxAuBib rda Gurdon, Meghan Cox. The enchanted hour [BOOK] : the miraculous power of reading aloud in the age of distraction / Meghan Cox Gurdon. New York, NY : Harper, 2019. xix, 278 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographic sources and index. A miraculous alchemy occurs when one person reads to another, transforming the simple stuff of a book, a voice, and a bit of time into complex and powerful fuel for the heart, brain, and imagination. Grounded in the latest neuroscience and behavioral research, and drawing widely from literature, The Enchanted Hour explains the dazzling cognitive and social-emotional benefits that await children, whatever their class, nationality or family background. But it's not just about bedtime stories for little kids: Reading aloud consoles, uplifts and invigorates at every age, deepening the intellectual lives and emotional well-being of teenagers and adults, too. Meghan Cox Gurdon argues that this ancient practice is a fast-working antidote to the fractured attention spans, atomized families and unfulfilling ephemera of the tech era, helping to replenish what our devices are leaching away. For everyone, reading aloud engages the mind in complex narratives; for children, it's an irreplaceable gift that builds vocabulary, fosters imagination, and kindles a lifelong appreciation of language, stories and pictures. Provided by publisher. 20190118. Children Books and reading. Reading Parent participation. Oral reading. Oral reading. Social aspects. Oral reading. Psychological aspects.