Skip to content
The Kids Research Institute Australia logo
Donate

Discover . Prevent . Cure .

Joint attention and parent-child book reading

Good language development is an integral component of school readiness and academic achievement.

Authors:

Farrant, B. M.

Authors notes:

Family Matters. 2012(91):38-46.

Keywords:

language development, school readiness, academic achievement, social skills, economic, civic

Abstract

Good language development is an integral component of school readiness and academic achievement. It is also a key facilitator of the social skills that optimise an individual's capability to participate at the social, economic and civic level.