Monday, February 9, 2009
NO TIME TO READ TO KIDS?
Anyone who knows me knows that I love to read to kids. Teachers at my school will tell you that I am a fanatic. This morning, I found a really disturbing post. Did you know that 1/2 of the parents of kids under 6 in the United States DO NOT read aloud to their little ones????? In Australia, it's worse-- 2/3 of the parents don't read to the kids. Head over to the The Book Chook and read her post about this!
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3 comments:
If I couldn't read to my students my day would be AWFUL! Reading aloud keeps everyone's soul happy.
Oh, my goodness...nothing more important than drenching our babies in books!
xoxoxox
It's something I feel really strongly about. Kyle is right on with the comment about keeping everyone's soul happy.
Actually though, the figures were about the same for the US and Australia - and the study in Australia then went on to say that 2/3 of parents cited lack of time as their reason for not reading to their kids. Sorry I wasn't clearer on that.
I guess it just depends on your priorities. To me, wanting your kids to have the best start in life is number one!
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