“Reading aloud is not only the single most important thing a parent or caregiver can do to help prepare a child for reading and learning; it’s also a magical connection through the interaction between you, your child, and the book.” – readaloud.org
Join us for Read Aloud Month and help every parent and caregiver understand how reading aloud 15 minutes every day from birth through 3rd grade builds a child’s brain and lifelong learning capacity.
Take the 21-Day Read Aloud Challenge
Read Aloud Month begins on March 1 but you can participate in the 21-Day Read Aloud Challenge at any time!
Develop a 21-Day Read Aloud habit that can change your child’s life!
Reading Aloud...
.. is a wonderful chance to share adventure, intrigue, and emotion – and that’s irreplaceable. Connect with your child through a book and be transported to another time and place – together.
.. makes a connection between the things your baby loves the most – your voice and your touch – and books. And, you are building your baby’s brain too.
.. creates everlasting bonds, generating memories that will last a lifetime.
Just 15 Minutes a Day is all it Takes!
Reading 15 minutes a day for 5 years = 27,375 minutes! That’s 456.25 HOURS!
Other Activities that Help Develop Early Literacy*
Recite nursery rhymes and prompt your child to repeat what you say.
Sing traditional songs, such as “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”.
Make up songs about your day and sing them to your child.
Talk to your child about what is going on around you.
Name objects and colors that you see when taking a walk, going to the grocery store, etc.
Ask your child many questions.
Play with blocks along with your child.
Make a book using pictures of your child and his/ her favorite items and people.
Make up a story for your child about your day.
Give your child paper and crayons or pencils and allow him/ her to scribble and write.
Do fingerplays and action rhymes with your child.
Make an alphabet book with images from your child’s life.
Read Aloud 15 MINUTES is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that is working to make reading aloud every day for at least 15 minutes the new standard in child care. Find out more at www.ReadAloud.org; also, see them on Facebook and #readaloud.