COMMUNICATE THE BENEFITS OF Reading Aloud EVERYDAY
Share the value and importance of reading aloud to children everyday
Cite research-based resources
Cite research-based resources
"Reading aloud is widely recognized as the single most important activity leading to literacy acquisition. Among other things, reading aloud builds word-sound awareness in children, a potent predictor of reading success."
Reach Out and Read: The Importance of Reading Aloud Reading Tips for Your Family (single-page flyer) |
“The single most important activity for building the knowledge required for eventual success in reading is reading aloud to children.”
Richard C. Anderson, Elfrieda H. Hiebert, Judith A. Scott, Ian A.G. Wilkinson, Becoming a Nation of Readers: The Report of the Commission on Reading. Champaign-Urbana, IL: Center for the Study of Reading, 1985, p. 23. |
Parents, caregivers and early childhood educators can “foster their children’s healthy cognitive and emotional development, like talking to the children beginning in infancy, reading to them from a very early age, and helping them play simple games.”
Ounce of Prevention and Zero to Three. (2000). Starting smart: How early experiences affect brain development. Page 7 |
In A Script for Success, Arnold and Colburn (2004) provide the following talking points for librarians to share with parents:
- “The sooner you start sharing books with your baby, the more likely she will be interested in them. It’s never too early.”
- “Read for just a short time, many times a day. Make books part of her everyday life by having them available for her.”
- “Children who are read to three times per week or more do much better in later development than children who are read to less than three times per week.”