Friendship - Part II 28. Tales From Around the World 14. Tomie dePaola Books 15. Growing Up 30. Literacy development begins long before children enter school.
Many parents are unsure of how to support their child's literacy development.
Reading story books at home with young children is one of the most important activities for developing the knowledge required for success in reading. Infrequent or limited reading of story books in the home is associated with low levels of literacy achievement. High frequency of home story book reading is related to readiness to benefit from formal literacy instruction and increased motivation to interact with books and to learn to read. Parents are often unaware of the many high quality books available for young children or how to most effectively use them. Making Literacy Bags available to parents is a simple way to reach most families and to assist them in supporting their child's literacy development.