Young Children Whose Parents Read with Them

Summary

Published Date: April 29, 2019

Reading aloud to children when they are 5 years old or younger is associated with enhanced social and emotional development and improved behaviors and attention. This data dashboard updated with 2015-2016 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) data shows that 63.5% of California children ages 0 to 5 were read to daily. County-by-county data are also available.