National Family Literacy Month

November is National Family Literacy Month. Since 1994, National Family Literacy Month has been a month long effort to celebrate and remind families of the importance of reading and learning together. Reading to/with your child is valuable in many ways.

Reading helps you child develop basic thinking and social skills such as:
* teaches children about communication
*introduces concepts such as stories, numbers, letters, colors and shapes in a fun way
*builds listening, memory and vocabulary skills
*gives kids information about the world around them
*teaches the ability to solve problems
*teaches the ability to speak, understand and write properly

Even if your not a reader yourself, you can still impact your child's academic and social success.You just have to send the message that reading is fun and important.