September 8 is International Literacy Day.
And you and I can do what 800 million others can’t.
Read.
To make sense of the written word – to be able to read, comprehend and write – may not seem like a big deal to most of us for whom like breathing and speech, it seems almost natural. As if we were born [...]
Reading to Kids Besides Your Own
(contd from Raising a Generation of Readers 1)
So, we’ve established that reading to kids is important. Not just our own kids, but to those who don’t have the benefit of being raised in an environment which comprises of books and reading.
There is no question – if we want our kids [...]
Raising a better, smarter, more compassionate generation starts with reading to your baby from an early age, but it certainly doesn’t stop there.
Why reading to your baby everyday isn’t enough
We know that reading to babies and interacting with them is one of the greatest gifts we can give them. The [...]