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***Raising A Reader Parent Outreach***


Monthly News & Updates For Parents
PARENTS! 
We are excited to offer you a new monthly newsletter filled with early literacy and parent engagement information.  We hope you find it helpful and that you are spending lots of time reading and connecting with your budding readers.  

In This Newsletter: 

RECOMMENDED VIDEO: How To Get Your Kids Hooked On Books RECOMMENDEDVIDEO



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Short and sweet video with basic ideas on how to get your kids interested in reading.  


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READING ALOUD BEFORE AGE 5 MAKES ALL THEReadingBefore5 DIFFERENCE
FROM:  
POSTINDEPENDENT, Saturday, April 23, 2016
Guest opinion: Reading aloud before age 5 makes all the difference
BY: Rick Blauvelt, Raising A Reader Executive Director

Learning to read is an amazing achievement. Children enter the world with no knowledge of language, and within six or seven years, they are readers. For most children, the process begins long before kindergarten or primary school as they learn language, gain verbal skills, and build basic knowledge about words, sentences and the alphabet.

A large body of research confirms positive correlations between language development during the first five years of life and reading success later in life. A recent study at Stanford found that toddlers with more vocabulary - those who could immediately point to the correct item when asked - developed brains that literally processed information faster.....

When an 18-month-old is listening and responding to a story, she is absorbing the information required for communication and reading success. So is a 4-year-old cuddled up with Dad for another story, especially when there is time to laugh about a picture, guess the story's ending or discuss a character's feelings. It's the same with singing, preparing a meal together and sitting down to talk about the child's day. Homes full of language and love nurture a child's brain connections, verbal skills and emotional health. It's how great readers are made.

We hope you find this article helpful. If you would like to read the full article:   FULL ARTICLE

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SPRING BOOK RECOMMENDATIONSBOOKS
Inch by Inch 
by: Leo Lionni
Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!
by: Candace Fleming
Read your way into spring, Inch by Inch
This is a darling fable about an inch worm who measures everything and your child will be curious to know whether he will be able to measure up in the end! 
Noises of spring abound in this book about a battle between the hungry bunnies and Farmer McGreely. 


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Support RAISING A READER ASPEN TO PARACHUTE when you "Spring Clean" your home or office!
 
Belmont Clean has provided the certificate above, which gives you $100 in FREE cleaning when you spend $150! ($250 value for
$150 - call them before May 5th 2016). It can be applied to Carpet, Furniture, Oriental Rug or Stone, Tile and Grout cleaning.  
In addition, they will donate back to us an amount equal to 25% of your invoice. So, the spring cleaning you might be doing anyway will directly support Raising A Reader Aspen to Parachute.
  Call Belmont Clean at 927-1313 to schedule your Spring Cleaning (mention this offer). You can find out more about their thorough and healthy cleaning service online at www.BelmontClean.com
  Enjoy the spring cleaning discount, and thanks for supporting us!
 
 

CLOSING
LEADERSHIP COUNCIL

Thank you for taking the time to read this newsletter and thank you for reading to your children.  They are the future and every time you open a book with them, that future gets brighter.  
 
Sincerely,
 


Raising A Reader 

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