"The most important 20 minutes of your day...
is spent reading to a child."
Resources for Parents
Parents, you have the power to change your child's life. Just 20 minutes a day is all you need.
By reading books, cereal boxes, road signs, ads on a bus you will help your children increase the number of words they know, recognize the shapes of letters, become aware of how words are formed on a page, understand the sounds letters make, learn how to connect the sounds to the correct letters, and much more.
This page provides you with links to information that will get you started. Just click the heading below that is most interesting to you.
Ten Great Reasons to Read Aloud to Children (pdf).
1. When you hold children and give them this attention, they know you love them. Read more.
Web Site of Reading Expert Jim Trelease.
Since writing his million-copy bestseller, The Read-Aloud Handbook, in 1982, Jim Trelease has traveled to all 50 states and abroad, advocating the benefits of reading aloud to children. Read more.
The READ! Initiative Informational Flyer (pdf).
Cherish Every Childwas established in 1999 by the Irene E. & George A. Davis
Foundation to improve the lives of young children - birth through the age of eight
- in the city of Springfield, and thus their prospects for future success. Read More.
Recursos en Español.
Todos los padres de familia quieren las mejores oportunidades para sus hijos. Una de las mejores oportunidades que les puede ofrecer a sus hijos es matricularlos en un programa de prekindergarten de alta calidad.
Continúe Leyendo.
Books to read with your kids this summer (pdf).
Books - traditional, audio, or eBooks - tell lots of tales. These stories can be true or imagined; they can
be historical or contemporary; they can be illustrated with photographs or with paints. And most
important, they can be shared at home, on vacation, in the car, on a plane or boat, here or there -
anywhere, actually! Read More.
What kind of books do kids like? (pdf)
INFANTS 6-12 MONTHS LIKE: • Board books with photos of babies • Brightly colored board books to touch and taste • Books with pictures of familiar objects-balls, bottles Read More.
How to make reading interesting (pdf).
Parents can make reading with their children part of the daily routine.
Reading together in the evening can become an important part of the
bed time ritual. Here are some additional suggestions for making reading
together a pleasurable experience. Read More.
Tips for parents of Preschoolers and KG - 3rd grade children (pdf).
Read early and read often. The early years are critical to developing
a lifelong love of reading. You can't start reading to a child too soon!
The tips below offer some fun ways you can help your child become
a happy and confident reader. Read More.
How to helps kids with reading skills while grocery shopping.
Shopping for groceries is a routine activity that is sometimes boring for children. You can make it interesting by asking your child to help you pick out items, put them in the cart, and check them out at the register. Read More.
Six skills kids need to know to become successful readers.
Young children need a variety of skills to become successful readers. A panel of reading experts has determined that six specific early literacy skills become the building blocks for later reading and writing. Read More.
