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Sometimes, just hearing someone else read can be very beneficial to a younger child. In their school career, children are going to hear many different teachers, librarians, parent volunteers, other children, etc… read to them. These different voices help shape your child’s inflection, narrative skills, and phonological awareness. For younger children, try a Read Along Kit. These Kits are available at the library and are books that are accompanied by a CD with a recorded story. This might be a fun way for your child to hear the story as you both follow along. And, maybe for an afternoon, you will have a slight reprieve from reading Thomas Goes to Town.-Amy P. Dawson, Youth Services Librarian, Catawba County Library System
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I have always been an avid reader, and as a child, I spent many hours "traveling to far-away places" in my books. As an adult, I knew the importance of early reading to my children and always rewarded them with a trip to a book store for school accomplishments. It wasn't until I was in a college class, a few years ago, that I truely came to understand the pure joy of books! Our professor began each class by reading an 8th grade chapter book to us, one chapter per class. I remind you that this was a class of adults! I hadn't been read to since I was a very small child and I was so excited to sit, relax, use my imagination, and enjoy the story. It was the one class, that every one of us students couldn't wait to attend, so we could hear the rest of the story! Lessoned learned: "You are never too old to enjoy a good story, and one should never under estimate the power of reading out loud to someone...its magic"!!
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