The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction by Meghan Cox Gurdon is available now. 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.īringing together the latest scientific research, practical tips, and reading recommendations, The Enchanted Hour will both charm and galvanise, inspiring readers to share this invaluable, life-altering tradition with the people they love most. The Enchanted Hour is fascinating look at the importance of reading and creating an atmosphere of stories that is enjoyable the impact of which will be felt far into adulthood. The Digital and eTextbook ISBNs for The Enchanted Hour are 9780062562838, 0062562835 and the print ISBNs are 9780062562821, 0062562827. Meghan Cox Gurdon shows how reading out loud offers a refreshing, fast-working antidote to the fractured attention spans, atomized families, and unfulfilling distractions of the tech era.

The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction by Meghan Cox Gurdon. Meghan Cox Gurdon argues that this ancient practice is a fast-working antidote to the fractured attention spans, atomised families and unfulfilling ephemera of the tech era, helping to replenish what our devices are leaching away. The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction is written by Meghan Cox Gurdon and published by Harper. In The Enchanted Hour, Meghan Cox Gurdon makes the intellectual, social, and emotional case for reading aloud, at any age, to any age. Grounded in the latest neuroscience and behavioural research, and drawing widely from literature, The Enchanted Hour explains the dazzling cognitive and social-emotional benefits that await children who are read to, whatever their class, nationality or family background. A conversation-changing look at the social, familial, neurological, and psychological benefits of reading aloud, especially for parents and children.Ī 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.

The enchanted hour by meghan cox gurdon