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How Do I Raise a Reader?

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Reading is essential to a child’s education. Its importance in academics is unavoidable but in order for kids to be good at reading, it’s important that they love doing it as well. One of the best ways to instill a lot of reading in your child is to make reading commonplace at home. Many parents tend to associate this activity with bedtime with reading or sharing a book just as kids are tucked into bed.  However, not every kid has the attention or the energy to remain engaged just before they go to sleep. Our recommendation that in addition to bedtime reading, it can be beneficial to introduce reading as an activity at other times of the day as well.

Whether your child is not particularly receptive to nighttime reading or whether they are, testing other times in the day may still be great for reading. In order to raise a reader, it is necessary to make reading rituals commonplace. Even if reading at night works for some kids, that does not mean that they can’t learn to love reading at different times of the day as well.

Reading in the morning may be the best bet for some children, especially kids who wake up early and are generally more energetic upon waking up. This may be the best time for these kids to really engage in a story or even just look at the pictures in a book.

Kids who have not yet started school or kids who perhaps only go to class on a half-day schedule may be more inclined to read in the afternoon. Try to engage them during the mealtime as lunchtime entertainment.

You can even adjust the reading to a particular time of day in a more spontaneous way as well. If you notice that your child is particularly active or is actively looking for something to do, suggest reading. If they don’t initially seem inclined, you can encourage them by reading along with them or affirming that even looking through the pictures will be a fun activity. Engaging with books on a physical level will help instill a personal relationship with the activity, even if kids are just looking or listening.

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Personalized Publications Bring Home Esteemed Awards and Recognition

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Terrance the Giraffe custom book
Being different is not a bad thing, and our award-winning personalized book “Terrance the Giraffe” can help kids learn to better understand themselves. This special personalized book has just achieved the 2015 award from The Family Choice Awards. The Family Choice Awards is renowned for recognizing only the best products, services and resources that are available to families. This 2015 awards program was the 19th of The Family Choice Awards and is one of the most renowned programs for families in the country.
Terrance the Giraffe is a personalized story that sets kids on a personal journey with Terrance who is having a hard time. Because Terrance is different, he has had to deal with teasing and bullying. Your child will join Terrance on his journey to self-acceptance and confidence. Not only does Terrance the Giraffe provide a likeable character that kids can relate to, but they can sympathize and empathize with Terrance as well. This emotional story can help teach kids not to tease others, that everyone is different and that there is absolutely nothing wrong with that.
Where Do Dreams Come From?
We also received the Mom’s Choice Awards® (MCA) for our personalized book Where Do Dreams Come From? The Mom’s Choice Awards boasts a panel of esteemed judges that come from a variety of backgrounds – including educators, doctors, scientists, media experts, artists, business professionals, authors, and of course parents, just to name a few – that look for quality products that appeal to children and families, bestowing their esteemed award to quality products and services. Where Do Dreams Come From? sends kids on an adventure that is sure to expand their imagination. In this journey, kids will travel to Dream Land where they will learn how dreams are made. In Dream Land, they learn all about the fairies that work hard at what they call “the dream machine” to create happy dreams that are delivered to children around the world.

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Learning Starts at Home

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Help Kids Read and Learn
Kids begin to learn from the moment they are born. They use all of their senses to take in the world around them, learning through experience, observation and by experimenting with the tangible world. Reading is a vast part of learning, especially as kids grow older. Reading is significant because it helps kids learn about the intangible world; books relate concepts and ideas to kids that they may not be able to experience in person. This is especially true when it comes to posturing hypothetical situations and problems or even learning about and imagining past historical events.
However, reading is something that should not be exclusive to school alone. Since kids begin to learn immediately after being born, it is vital that kids begin reading at home. This will not only prepare kids for formal schooling, but it will help encourage them to continue reading and learning outside of the classroom. Learning is something that happens constantly, and some kids may learn from habit that education only happens at school. There are opportunities to learn everywhere, everyday, and reading helps boost kids’ skills, imagination, creative ability as well as their critical thinking and evaluation skills.
It is important that parents equip their kids with the necessary skills before entering Kindergarten. Reading is one such skill. Even teaching them the basic alphabet and simple words and letters can help them significantly. Encouraging kids to read early on is also beneficial for other reasons. Many conditions, such as dyslexia, are easier to treat and accommodate if they are identified as early on as possible. This will make future learning much easier and kids; parents and teachers will have a better idea of the tools needed to succeed.

Parents should not rely solely on schools to teach their children. Every school, teacher and classroom environment is different and will inspire different modes and types of learning. If children know how to learn on their own and are already equipped with the building blocks for learning, kids will not only be successful in the classroom but will be able to hold their own in any endeavor as well.
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