Raising A Reader
The first five years of a child’s life are the most important for developing a passion for books and learning. Parents who share and read books with children from infancy to age five are helping to prepare their children for kindergarten and nurturing a child’s love and enjoyment of learning that can last a lifetime.
Raising A Reader is a national, award-winning early literacy program that provides children and their families with the books, encouragement, and support they need to establish a regular routine of sharing stories and reading at home. The program is managed locally in Napa and Solano Counties by Child Start Incorporated. Raising A Reader partners with area preschools, early childhood home visitors, family child care providers, community family centers and adult education programs, loaning books at no cost to families through a weekly book exchange program.
Studies show that Raising A Reader works. Parents report that Raising A Reader has helped them to increase the number of times they read with their children at home each week, and that their children’s confidence and self-esteem has been boosted by discovering their own capacity for learning.
The first five years of a child’s life are the most important for developing a passion for books and learning. Parents who share and read books with children from infancy to age five are helping to prepare their children for kindergarten and nurturing a child’s love and enjoyment of learning that can last a lifetime.
Through Raising A Reader, parents can help their children establish a solid foundation for success in school, work and life!
Raising A Reader Inspires Early Learning
- Stimulates infant, toddler, and preschool development through talking, reading aloud and singing
- Supports sensitive, nurturing parent-child interactions
- Builds children’s awareness of spoken and written language
- Expands vocabulary, knowledge, imagination and creativity
- Enhances children’s ability to listen
- Promotes self-confidence and teaches responsibility
Raising A Reader Supports Families
- Provides an easy, convenient way to bring books into the home
- Helps parents feel comfortable about the quality and variety of available books
- Provides multi-cultural books in English and Spanish
- Encourages a family routine of having more “special time” together
- Strengthens educational partnerships between parents and teachers
For more information call Raising A Reader Program Manager, Linda Cranor, at (707) 252-8931, ext. 2847, or e-mail lcranor@childstartinc.org.