An Important Summer Mission
5/25/2019
The early reading years are critical to reading success. Study after study has shown literacy researchers that the more time children spend reading, the more skilled they become at reading. The opposite is true as well. The less children read, the more they struggle with reading. This is especially true for developing readers. This summer provides an important time for you to build the culture of reading for your child at home, one that will let them know that reading is a fun and enjoyable part of LIFE, not just something we do at school. We spent the entire year building this culture of reading at school. Almost all of our little ones love reading and are very excited to read because they can actually read the words now and that is highly motivating for them. I urge you to build on this momentum and make reading part of your family's daily routine, to make it fun, inviting, and enjoyable for your little one. If your child has not fallen in love with reading yet, I urge you to help them do so. It could make the difference between whether or not your child becomes a lifelong reader. Ideas to make reading fun and inviting for your little ones:
Not only will our little ones read to learn throughout their lives, but many of the most successful individuals in our society, such as Warren Buffet and Bill Gates, read daily and attribute their success to this habit. Furthermore, a study of 1200 wealthy people revealed that they all read regularly. These individuals read for self-improvement, education, and success, as well as enjoyment. Perhaps more importantly, reading opens our little ones up to new perspectives, ideas, places, people, and things and can help build and maintain their creativity and imagination. Building the habit of reading now will help our budding readers become more skilled at reading and build important reading habits, so let's work together to make our little ones voracious readers who love reading and learning!
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Saania AliMs. Ali graduated from the University of Houston with a Bachelors of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies. She specializes in Early Childhood Education, ESL, and Special Education. Her hobbies include traveling, reading, and painting! Archives
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