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 Read to your kids!

While reading aloud to children is often thought of as a preschool/early elementary school activity, it is hugely valuable throughout the school years to foster a love of reading. Sharing a story with your child gives him or her access to a story that he or she may not have the skills to read independently. Not only is it beneficial in these two ways, but it also helps to develop a child’s imagination, understanding of characters and plots and build his/her word knowledge. Reading with your children creates a quiet moment away from our busy lives allowing for emotional bonds to be built between adults and children. Children who struggle to learn to read are exposed to far fewer books and require audio books or parents to read to them so their oral vocabulary doesn’t suffer.

“Children are wired for sound, but print is an optional accessory that must be painstakingly bolted on.”

- stephen pinker