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The SIGNO Journal invites authors to submit unpublished articles on shared book reading practices in childhood, to be included in volume 49, number 96, 2024.

Shared book reading refers to adult-child reading interactions occurring in the home, school, or other places of interest. A large number of studies to date have sought to describe characteristics of shared book reading practices, factors that contribute to shared book reading practices, and the relations between shared book reading and children’s linguistic and cognitive development. This research base continues to evolve. Considerable research shows that the frequency and quality of shared book reading practices can support a range of early language and cognitive domains, such as vocabulary, print knowledge, phonological awareness, alphabetic knowledge, numeracy, and self regulationIn later school years, shared book reading practices can contribute to the expansion and consolidation of complex cognitive skills such as monitoring comprehension, inferences, prediction, and verbal reasoning.