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The text explains research findings from brain scans showing that story language activates multiple brain regions, including areas linked to smell and touch, and that the brain cannot fully distinguish story experiences from real events. 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They are offering them brain food!  \nGreat stories weave magic. When we read a story in which the character suffers pain or hardship, our hearts beat as fast as when we listen to our real friends and family talking about something that is painful for them. We feel the story characters’ pain and their glory. And we now know from research why this is.  \nWe have known for some time that stories feed the language parts of our brains. But now, brain scans can show how stories stimulate many other parts of our brains too. For example, brain areas dealing with smell come alive when we read words that are linked to particular smells, like “jasmine” or “petrol”. In laboratories, scientists have also seen what happens when we read phrases that describe different textures, such as,“his leathery hands” and “her velvet voice” – the part of our brain that allows us to experience touch lights up!  \nAll of this suggests that our brains do not see any difference between our reading about an experience and us actually having it. Our basic brain functions can’t tell the difference between a real event and one in a story! This means that the worlds that we read about in stories allow us to experience so much more than we ever could experience in our own lives.  \nWith stories, we weigh up our values and think about what our actions would be if we were in the shoes of others. When we grow up with the great stories from here and around the world, it helps us to be stronger when we are afraid or in danger, because we have the decisions and actions of inspiring story characters and heroes to draw on.  \nReading aloud to children will not magically rocket them to the top of the school ladder. But, there is a lot of research that shows that reading aloud to them will help them to develop excellent memories and  \nvocabularies, to think critically and logically, andwill help their comprehension skills to soar.  \nStories maak jou slim!  \nMeer en meer volwassenes begin besef watter verskil hulle in kinders se lewens kan maak wanneer hulle vir kinders stories lees. Hulle gee vir hul kinders breinkos!  \nGoeie stories is betowerend. Wanneer ons ’n storie lees waarin die karakter seerkry of swaarkry, klop ons harte net so vinnig as wanneer ons luister hoeons regte vriende en familie iets vertel wat vir hulle pynlik is. Ons voel die karakters in die stories se pyn en hulle glorie. En ons weet nou uit navorsinghoekom dit so is.  \nOns weet al ’n geruime tyd dat stories die taalareas in ons brein voed. Maarnou kan breinskanderings wys hoe stories ook baie ander dele van ons brein stimuleer. Breinareas wat byvoorbeeld met reuk te make het, word aangeskakel wanneer ons woorde lees wat met spesifieke reuke verband hou, soos “jasmyn” of “petrol”. Wetenskaplikes het ook in laboratoriums gesien wat gebeur wanneer ons frases lees wat verskillende teksture beskryf, soos “sy leeragtige hande” en “haar fluweelstem” – die deel van ons brein wat met aanraking te make het, word aangeskakel!  \nDit dui alles daarop dat ons brein nie enige verskil sien tussen wanneer ons oor ’n ervaring lees en wanneer ons dit regtig ervaar nie. Ons basiesebreinfunksies kan nie onderskei tussen ’n regte gebeurtenis en een in ’n storie nie! Dit beteken dat die wêrelde waarvan ons in stories lees, ons toelaat om baie meer te ervaar as wat ons ooit in ons eie lewens kan ervaar.  \nMet stories weeg ons ons waardes op en dink oor hoe ons sou opgetree het as ons in iemand anders se skoene was. Wanneer ons grootword met die wonderlike stories van hier en vanoor die hele wêreld, help dit ons om sterkerte wees wanneer ons bang of in gevaar is, want ons kan uit die besluite en dade van inspirerende storiekarakters en-helde put.  \nOm hardop vir kinders te lees sal hulle nie vanself na die bopunt van dieskoolleer laat klim nie. Maar daar is baie navorsin","cbCaimV1UUZcJJT7","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimV1UUZcJJT7","pdf",4147166,"English","# Reading club corner\n## International Day of Families\n## Reading club activities","[{\"question\":\"Why are stories important for children’s development?\",\"answer\":\"Stories support children’s language and thinking development. 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