"There are perhaps no days of our childhood we lived so fully as those we spent with a favorite book." ~ Marcel Proust
What the Research Says
- Just 15 minutes a day of reading exposes your child to over one million new words in a year.
- Children without basic literacy skills when they enter school are 3-4 times more likely to drop out later.
- Reading to your child every day put them one full year ahead of those who are not being read to.
- Children who don't read well by the end of first grade have only a 1 in8 chance of catching up without costly intervention.
- "Research findings in applied linguistics and reading research consistently show a strong correlation between reading proficiency and academic success at all ages, from the primary school right through to university level: students who read a lot and who understand what they read usually attain good grades." - Pretorius, E.
Once you’re convinced, snuggle up with your child and a favorite book.
Read the book and then... ReaditAgain.
Noteworthy Reads
- Repeated Interactive Read Alouds in Preschool and Kindergarten
- The differential effect of storybook reading on preschoolers’ acquisition of expressive and receptive vocabulary.
- Goals for Preschool: Awareness and Exploration The differential effect of storybook reading on preschoolers’ acquisition of expressive and receptive vocabulary.
- Methods for Developing Fluency
- The Power of Repeated Reading in Small-Group Instruction: Strategies for Repeated Reading to Build Vocabulary & Comprehension-While Developing Children’s Social Skills
"Research findings in applied linguistics and reading research consistently show a strong correlation between reading proficiency and academic success at all ages, from the primary school right through to university level: students who read a lot and who understand what they read usually attain good grades." - Pretorius, E.