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Bookstart Around the World ‘The results show that
children whose parents are involved in language activities (reading aloud, for example) have better results than children whose parents are not. The authors describe this as a snowball effect, in that regular reading and a child’s language development are related to each other. This effect is also supported by other researchers who describe their findings as a snowball effect (Berg, 2015; Bondt, Willenberg & Bus, 2020).’ ‘Such a snowball effect, the Matthew effect, or the use of a literacy tree to reason on a child’s language development (Fast, 2015) thus all show that bookgifting programmes that have succeeded in stimulating language activities for children in the home also actually foster their language development.’ BOKSTART Further information about Bokstart in Sweden and other countries can be found on Bokstart’s website. Information is also provided on how to apply for grants for regional and municipal initiatives to promote language development in young children, and information material can be downloaded in several languages. www.bokstart.se / www.facebook.se/bokstart 52/52