In 2018, 77 percent of parents with children aged 0 to five years old said that they began reading to aloud to that child when he or she was less than one year old. Meanwhile, 43 percent of parents stated that read-aloud time started when the child was less than three months old.
Share of parents who started reading aloud to their child at home when the child was less than one year old in the United States from 2014 to 2018
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Scholastic Inc.. (January 24, 2019). Share of parents who started reading aloud to their child at home when the child was less than one year old in the United States from 2014 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/667101/child-age-reading-books-aloud-home/
Scholastic Inc.. "Share of parents who started reading aloud to their child at home when the child was less than one year old in the United States from 2014 to 2018." Chart. January 24, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/667101/child-age-reading-books-aloud-home/
Scholastic Inc.. (2019). Share of parents who started reading aloud to their child at home when the child was less than one year old in the United States from 2014 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/667101/child-age-reading-books-aloud-home/
Scholastic Inc.. "Share of Parents Who Started Reading Aloud to Their Child at Home When The Child Was Less than One Year Old in The United States from 2014 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/667101/child-age-reading-books-aloud-home/
Scholastic Inc., Share of parents who started reading aloud to their child at home when the child was less than one year old in the United States from 2014 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/667101/child-age-reading-books-aloud-home/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Share of parents who started reading aloud to their child at home when the child was less than one year old in the United States from 2014 to 2018 [Graph], Scholastic Inc., January 24, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/667101/child-age-reading-books-aloud-home/
