The many benefits of reading to and for your children.

– help your child get to know sounds, words and language
– develop early literacy skills
– learn to value books and stories
– spark your child’s imagination
– stimulate curiosity

– help your child’s brain
– develop social skills
– develop communication skills
– help your child learn the difference between reality and make-believe
– help your child understand change
– help to understand new or frightening events, and also the strong feelings that can be associated with them.
There you have it, over ten benefits attributed to reading for children. I’m sure there are more. Get reading, anytime is a good time to read a book or to tell a story. Try to share at least one book or story a day.