Reading To Children Matters | Paper Pinecone

Literature in the form of trade books and other publications at a relevant reading level is primary to children’s literacy development. Even more significant, literacy-rich home environments, in which parents join in reading and sharing books with kids, can revoke some of the educational disadvantages that lower-income families often face. Daycare and Early Preschool Programs Can Do a Difference: literacy skills emerged earlier to school entry predict reading achievement over a long time.