Learning to read is essential for school success.
Many parents think they can best help their young child learn to read by teaching the alphabet.
However, knowing the ABC's is a very minor component of reading readiness. There are many more building blocks which lay the foundations of learning to read, and later, reading to learn. Research documents that children model the actions of the adults who are important in their lives. Show children how you can learn new things from reading, or can discover something fun. When children hear storybooks read aloud, they begin to make connection that those squiggles of ink on the page have meaning.