Need to read? Good holiday books for children
Here’s some great information from Reach Out and Read Oklahoma, a program of Smart Start Central Oklahoma, about reading to your kiddos during the holidays:
Reach Out and Read Oklahoma, part of a nationwide school readiness program, is encouraging parents to read holiday books to their young children this time of year. The organization has put together a list of the best seasonal books for children, including books about Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa.
“The holidays are the perfect time for families to come together and read,” said Steve Davis, director of Reach Out and Read Oklahoma. “Spending quality time together through reading every day can help stimulate a child’s development, prepare them for learning in the classroom and lead to success later in life.”
Reach Out and Read targets children who are at greatest risk for school failure and illiteracy and provides them with high-quality children’s books and their parents with reading tips and guidance on the importance of reading aloud. Fourteen research studies confirm that Reach Out and Read works – families served by the program read together more often, and their children enter kindergarten better prepared to succeed, with larger vocabularies, stronger language skills, and a six-month developmental age over their peers. Reach Out and Read is a program of Smart Start Central Oklahoma.
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