The American English Doctor has published Reading First Aid, a guide for new parents who want to prepare their newborn for future reading success.
Yes, parents who are still changing diapers probably haven’t given much thought to their child’s future ability to read.
They need to.
The level of adult literacy children attain depends greatly on what they learn about language at home from birth to the age of five.
Beginning on the first day, parents can start their newborn on the road to reading success.
Not rocket science
The busiest, least academic parents can give their child the necessary headstart on reading success during the years between birth and the first day of school.
Reading First Aid shows parents how to build vocabulary, conversation skills, and phonemic awareness while going about the daily routine of baths, meals, shopping, and transportation.
Before the existence of public schools, children learned to read from their parents, if they learned at all. The modern reliance on public education has developed the mindset that children will learn to read when they get to school.
Don’t believe it.
According to the National Literacy Institute, “Approximately 40% of students across the nation cannot read at a basic level.”
Most children who achieve a level of adult literacy in school have had plenty of language experience at home, before they ever get to kindergarten.
Reading First Aid shows parents how to help their child acquire the language skills needed for reading success, regardless of the type of reading instruction that prevails at their school.
Check it out.