A Wall Road Journal writer’s conversation-changing take a look at how reading aloud makes adults and children smarter, happier, healthier, more successful and more closely attached, even while technology pulls in the various other direction.

A miraculous alchemy occurs when one person reads to some other, transforming the simple stuff of the book, a voice, and a little bit of period into complex and powerful gasoline for the heart, brain, and creativity. Grounded in the most recent neuroscience and behavioral study, and sketching about The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in age Distraction widely from literature, The Enchanted Hour explains the stunning cognitive and social-emotional benefits that await children, whatever their class, nationality or family members background. But it isn’t nearly bedtime tales for little kids: Reading aloud consoles, uplifts and invigorates at every age, deepening the intellectual lives and psychological well-being of teens and adults, as well.

Meghan Cox Gurdon argues that ancient practice is a fast-working antidote towards the fractured interest spans, atomized families and unfulfilling ephemera of the tech era, helping to replenish what our devices are leaching away. For everybody, reading aloud engages your brain in complex narratives; for children, it’s an irreplaceable present that builds vocabulary, fosters creativity, and kindles a lifelong appreciation of language, tales and pictures.

Bringing together the latest scientific research, practical points, and reading recommendations, The Enchanted Hour will both charm and galvanize, inspiring readers to talk about this invaluable, life-altering tradition using the people they appreciate most.

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.