Every Child Become a Reader. It's a time to meet new friends and new teachers, and resume the adventure of learning. If our schools are going to do the job we expect them to do, everyone must pitch in and help.
Parents can serve both as teachers and role models in reading.
There are a number of steps that parents can take to help prepare even young children to become readers and to support the reading habit once they're in school. No Child is Too Young Children develop much of their capacity for learning in the first three years of life, when their brains grow to 90 percent of their eventual weight. As parents talk, sing and read to children, the child's brain cells are literally turned on. Young children who are exposed to certain experiences usually prove to be good readers later. By cooing, singing lullabies, or reading aloud to a baby, toddler, or preschooler, parents stimulate their children's developing minds and help build the potential for good literacy skills.