Reading Readiness is More Than ABC
Reading readiness is a term educators may use to indicate that a child is ready to learn to read. It refers to the skills and abilities that:
Most children begin learning to read between the ages of 5 and 8. Some children may begin reading at the age 4. Others can take longer and it could be closer to age 9.
Primary school curricula in the early grades of school are designed to teach children to read. Children are never required to be able to read beforehand.
Promoting Literacy and Reading Readiness
Literacy of our children is key to a successful future. It is so much more than letters and sounds in books. Literacy is about language, communication, and interaction. It is about expressing our thoughts in words. The best way to promote literacy is to make it a natural part of our lives and enrich children’s lives, with:
Enhancing the Ability to Read
Every day is an opportunity to engage babies, toddlers and preschoolers in developmentally appropriate play that will naturally boost reading readiness in the years to come, and promote:
Happy experiences in early childhood stimulate all the areas of the brain and build abundant synaptic connections. They help children get linguistically, physically, emotionally and cognitively ready to learn to read.
Getting Ready for Reading and Writing
Language, story time, and play naturally enhance children’s ability to read, write and spell when they start school:
