現在家長們最頭疼的就是孩子的教育問題了。從孩子上學開始，每個周末的玩耍時間就都被各類培訓班填得滿滿的。但據研究表明，這樣費時費力，還不如入學前多給孩子講幾個故事效果好。
Children who are read to daily are likely to do better when they start school and be better behaved, according to a government study.
一項政府研究表明，家長每天給孩子讀書、講故事，可以讓孩子入學后學習更好、表現更好。
Researchers at the Institute of Education found a correlation between mothers who believe it is important to teach their toddler the alphabet and to count and read to them regularly and the child's achievement at the age of five.
教育學院的研究人員發現，母親是否認同在孩子小的時候定期教他們識字、數數和講故事的重要性，這與孩子們五歲之后的優劣表現有著直接的聯系。
The government-commissioned study looked at teachers' assessment of a child's achievement after one year at school, and evaluated the cognitive abilities of just over 8,000 five-year-olds.
這項由政府委托的研究收集了老師對孩子入學一年后的表現評價，并對8000多名剛滿五周歲兒童的認知能力進行了測評。
They also assessed each child's behaviour using a questionnaire.
研究人員還采用問卷調查的形式對孩子們的行為能力進行了評估。
The study focused on which factors are associated with achievement at the age of five, and took into account parental variables such as how much time is spent with the child reading, teaching the alphabet and counting.
考慮到了家長花費在講故事、教識字和數數上面的時間有所不同，這項研究致力于找出和五歲兒童的認知能力相關聯的因素。
It concluded: "Reading to the child every day and having a mother who thinks it is important to stimulate young children are positively associated with all cognitive outcomes and negatively with problem behaviour."
研究結果顯示：家長每天給孩子講故事，媽媽們認識到早教的重要性，這些都有助于孩子認知能力的提高，并降低行為出現問題的風險。
Children who were read to daily did better in the naming vocabulary cognitive test, which involved the children being shown a picture and asked to identify the object.
那些每天都有家長給講故事的孩子們諸如看圖識物等認知能力的測驗中表現更佳。
Whereas, children who watch three or more hours of TV a day, on average, achieved lower scores on the tests.
反之，每天花三、四個小時看電視的孩子們，在各種測試中的成績都相對偏低。
The findings echo the results of research by the universitie of Columbia, in the US, that found poor parenting meant children were ill-prepared for school.
這個結論和美國哥倫比亞大學的研究結果相吻合，后者認為缺乏家庭教育對于孩子入學有所不利。
（來源：英語學習 英語點津Jennifer編輯）
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