FEED THE BRAIN!

Did you feed your baby's brain today? Just as children’s bodies need food, so too do their brains need “brain food”. And there is no better source of brain food - vocabulary, pre-literacy skills, knowledge-building, rich interactions - than reading aloud!

-From the Read Aloud Campaign

http://www.readaloud.org/15minutes.html

READ ALOUD! FEED THE BRAIN!

The amazing benefits 15 MINUTES of daily reading aloud will have your child's pre-literacy skills and lifelong learning success.

Sign up for the library's 1000 Books Before Kindergarten reading program to help your family get started.  Ask us about it.

NEVER TIRE OF READING

FEWER THAN HALF OF CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES ARE READ TO DAILY.

IT'S ONLY 15 MINUTES A DAY. READ ALOUD!

Since early 2012, the Read Aloud 15 MINUTES National Campaign has brought together community leaders and the key groups who reach parents from birth to age 5 with messaging, materials, and parent engagement programs.

Read aloud to your child.  The books are free at the library!  

KEEP ON READING

Research shows that reading aloud is the single most important thing you can do to help prepare a child for  reading and learning.

KEEP READING ALOUD TO YOUR CHILD

Develop Language: 

• ONLY 48% of young children in this country are read to each day.  
•  The number of words that a child knows on entering kindergarten is a key predictor of his or her future success.  
• Research shows that reading aloud is the single most important thing you can do to help a child prepare for reading and learning.  

http://www.readaloud.org/importance.html

GROW BRAINS GROW

Come in and check out some books to read aloud to your child this month.  If you don't have a lot of time, why not request them online and we will hold them for you so you can just zip in and zip out.  Our Central branch is open everyday of the week.
HAPPY READING!