Inspire Children to Learn to Read
Reading is the essence of all learning. It gives every person the freedom to:
When a child learns to read, it signals the beginning of:
Moms, Dads, preschool teachers and all the other important adults in children’s lives, welcome to Proud to Read! This interactive website is all about successful reading and the many different ways we can help children become proud and confident readers.
Even though most children learn to read in the early grades of primary schooling, literacy development begins long before school. It begins in infancy with all the skills children naturally and gradually acquire as they grow and develop.
As parents and teachers you are fabulously adept at teaching children so many valuable skills at home or at preschool as they grow. Think of Proud to Read as your all-in-one resource to give you even more inspiration, tips and ideas to help you nurture the reading process from the very beginning. Find out:
- What to do to help children develop literacy readiness skills
- How little spin-off activities can help children achieve later literacy goals
These experiences will help you and growing readers embark on the wonderful literacy journey. Above all, they will ensure we give children the gift of reading, and with it:
The Key to Success
Early childhood years are magical. It is a time filled with many first achievements and milestones at every age and stage of development.
Children develop to their full potential, learn and thrive when they have opportunities to enjoy:
Talk, rhyme, sing and play with babies, toddlers and preschoolers to enrich language acquisition. Good speaking skills give children the key to reading and naturally promote:
A Bright Future
Invest love and attention in the children of today. Show them reading is the coolest thing to do. Raise readers for life.
Make time and have fun, even for a few minutes each day:
All the natural milestones and other age-related skills promote healthy development and literacy in young children. They all contribute to reading and writing achievement in the future.
The ‘returns’ are priceless – happy, confident, curious, independent and self-motivated children who are proud to read and ready to learn – from the first day of school.
The early years are forever.