Did you know…March is National Reading Month!
According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a division of the U.S. Department of Education, children who are read to at home enjoy a substantial advantage over children who are not:
- 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.
The NCES also reported that 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%)
So put down your iPhone, iPad, Android or any other electronic device, pick up a book and help improve your children’s literacy levels today!
- Alphablock
- Rocket’s Mighty Words
- My Favorite Shoes: A touch-and-feel shoe-stravaganza
- Sophie’s Busy Day
- Hide and Seek
- The Day the Crayons Quit
- Journey
- I’d Know You Anywhere My Love
- Dream Animals: A Bedtime Journey
- Llama Llama and the Bully Goat
- My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish
- Bowling Alley Bandit
- Ballpark Mysteries #6: The Wrigley Riddle
- Ninja Meerkats
- Joe and Sparky Go to School
Helpful Reading Resources:
- More Children’s Books – http://www.amazon.com/Childrens-Books/b/ref=sa_menu_cbo?ie=UTF8&node=4
- National Center for Education Statistics – www.nces.ed.gov
- National Education Association – www.nea.org/grants/886.htm
- Resources – www.nea.org/grants/resources-to-get-reading.htm
- Leap Frog Advice for Young Readers – http://www.leapfrog.com/en-us/learning-path/articles/march-is-national-reading-month-even-if-you-dont-readyet.ht
- Facts about Kids and Reading – http://www.scholastic.com/readeveryday/facts.htm