Is China's early education craze happening?

Dracarys(China)

Early exposure to books and reading is actually beneficial, especially if a parent reads aloud to the child and does not force the child to read. The child can see the correlation between what he/she hears and what is on the page. Repetition helps, especially if there is a rhyme, as children pick this up very quickly.

A mother and her son look through books in the Xinhua Book Store in Karamay, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Oct 18. [Photo/Agencies]