A child s success in school can be directly linked to reading to your child and having your child read to you. Literacy is a family legacy.
Parents have a strong influence on the literacy development of their children.
Children who live in homes where literacy activities take place regularly are more likely to experience academic success than their peers with non-reading parents. Positive effects on children s reading and writing abilities are observed when children are read to frequently at home, when they are engaged in dialogue about books, when they are given access to reading and writing materials and when they receive positive reinforcement for literacy activities. The single most important activity for building knowledge required for eventual success in reading is reading aloud to children. Children must be read to beginning immediately and they must also see the significant adults in their lives reading as well. There is no age limit when you must stop reading to your child.