Why Should My Child Read?
Reading opens the door to imagination, creativity, adventure and fun! It also provides special, memorable moments to share with your child. Help your child become a confident, skilled reader by setting aside special “snuggle” time to read aloud and discuss these books together.
The Proof is in the Pudding:
Canadian Stats:
http://abclifeliteracy.ca/fld/family-literacy-facts-stats
- Research shows children have a better chance of becoming fully literate adults if reading is encouraged in the home (Literacy BC).
- For a child, the more time spent with a parent reading aloud increases his or her level of attachment, enhances a sense of security, and imparts the knowledge that their parent feels they are worthwhile people with whom to spend time
- Having a parent or other caring person read aloud with their children helps children learn listening skills, vocabulary and language skills, as well as develop imagination and creativity (Family Literacy Foundation, 2001)
- Simple things like reading and telling stories to a child at 18 months are powerful stimuli for brain development in the early years (Early Years Study Final Report: Reversing the Real Brain Drain, Government of Ontario, 1999).
American Stats:
http://www.nea.org/grants/facts-about-childrens-literacy.html
Children who were read to frequently are also more likely to:
http://abclifeliteracy.ca/fld/family-literacy-facts-stats
- Research shows children have a better chance of becoming fully literate adults if reading is encouraged in the home (Literacy BC).
- For a child, the more time spent with a parent reading aloud increases his or her level of attachment, enhances a sense of security, and imparts the knowledge that their parent feels they are worthwhile people with whom to spend time
- Having a parent or other caring person read aloud with their children helps children learn listening skills, vocabulary and language skills, as well as develop imagination and creativity (Family Literacy Foundation, 2001)
- Simple things like reading and telling stories to a child at 18 months are powerful stimuli for brain development in the early years (Early Years Study Final Report: Reversing the Real Brain Drain, Government of Ontario, 1999).
American Stats:
http://www.nea.org/grants/facts-about-childrens-literacy.html
Children who were read to frequently are also more likely to:
- count to 20, or higher than those who were not (60% vs. 44%)
- write their own names (54% vs. 40%)
- read or pretend to read (77% vs. 57%)
- Twenty-six percent of children who were read to three or four times in the last week by a family member recognized all letters of the alphabet. This is compared to 14 percent of children who were read to less frequently.