英语翻译2)Teachersandparentsusuallycallattentiontothepictureswhentheyreadstorybookstopreschoolchildren.Butanewstudysuggeststhatcallingattentiontothewordsandlettersonthepagemayleadtobetterreaders.Thetwo-yearstudy

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　　2)Teachersandparentsusuallycallattentiontothepictureswhentheyreadstorybookstopreschoolchildren.Butanewstudysuggeststhatcallingattentiontothewordsandlettersonthepagemayleadtobetterreaders.

　　Thetwo-yearstudycomparedchildrenwhowerereadtothiswayinclasswithchildrenwhowerenot.Thosewhoseteachersmostoftendiscussedtheprintshowedclearlyhigherskillsinreading,spellingandunderstanding.Theseresultswerefoundoneyearandeventwoyearslater.

　　ShaynePiasta,anassistantprofessorofteachingandlearningatOhioStateUniversity,wasanauthorofthestudy.Shesaysmostpreschoolteacherswouldfindthismethodmanageableandwouldneedonlyasmallchangeinthewaytheyteach.Theyalreadyreadstorybooksinclass.Theonlydifferencewouldbeincreasedattentiontotheprintedtext.

　　Ms.Piastasaysifyougetchildrentopayattentiontolettersandwords,itmakessensethattheywilldobetteratwordrecognitionandspelling.Butshesaysresearchsuggeststhatveryfewparentsandteachersdothisinasystematicway.

　　ThereportappearsinthejournalChildDevelopment.