There are a number of beautifully written books to read aloud to preschool children. Dan Santat's After the Fall expands upon the story of Humpty Dumpty. In the zany book This is a Ball, the narrator tries to convince the reader that a cube is a ball and a car is a bike. Arree Chung's Mixed is about love and tolerance, while Leo Lionni's Swimmy teaches the power of teamwork. Thank You, Mr. Panda … [Read more...]

Reading to a child should be conversational and a good source of bonding. The experience also increases a child's brain activity. There are several ways to enhance the reading process. Babies love bright and colorful books. They will enjoy helping turn the pages and pointing to objects in the story. Toddlers can be restless, so consider short books for them. They tend to be active when being read … [Read more...]

Picture books can help children develop their emotional intelligence. One example is The Feelings Book by Todd Parr, which teaches kinds that it is okay to feel many different feelings. By the same author, The I’m Not Scared Book teaches kids it is okay to be afraid sometimes. The book I'm Silly is about a tornado that acts too silly. Ruby Finds a Worry is about a girl who encounters a yellow … [Read more...]

If it's time for another baby shower and your brain feels like it's reached a creative impasse when it comes to baby options, consider a board book. Books for babies are not unusual as gifts. However, with some tweaking, your gift can stand out. Making sure your book is a board book is key. These are heavier books, easier for small hands and mouths that want to gnaw. To make the gift even more … [Read more...]

Unfortunately, if you have a child that is having an issue with reading, they also may be having issues in other subjects as well, as reading is an essential part of every subject in school, even math. The key to reading for some, may be to make it more enjoyable for them. Literacy games have been known to help a child with increasing their reading skills, but taking the fear out of the reading … [Read more...]

When you have younger children, it can be very hard for them to read. Reading is something that is very important to the development of many different things other than reading. If they are younger children, you can start reading with picture books and slowly start to move on to books with more words. When you are picking a book out, you should make sure that the book is actually a good one and … [Read more...]

Reading can be very frustrating especially at a younger age, but there are some things that you can do to make sure that your child is having a good time reading. You should let them choose their own books. It will make it seem like they are in charge more. If you are picking the book out, make sure that the book is actually a good book and something that they will enjoy reading all the time. … [Read more...]

Reading is something that is important and everyone should do it, but with Youtube and the internet many people are looking to that rather than reading. To make it easier for your kid to start and keep reading is to make sure that you are reading things that they enjoy. At some point having them pick out what they want to read is something that will help them keep going. Using it as a bonding … [Read more...]

There are a few different things that you can do in order to pick out the right books for your child. One of the first things you need to do is simply make sure the books are age appropriate for your child. You also want to make sure that they will learn something from the books that you pick for them. Finally, try to add some fun to reading by discussing the storyline and the characters of the … [Read more...]

There are many different things that you can do in order to help your child improve their reading comprehension levels. For example, you can use reading worksheets off websites online that will help you get a better understanding of how much they're understanding the book. You also can watch the movie of a book right after you finish reading it to see what the differences are. Finally, ask your … [Read more...]