Parent involvement in children's early literacy learning has been found to be the most important determinant of language and emergent literacy.
November 1st kicks off National Literacy Month with a day designated as National Family Literacy Day. First designated in 1994, the day is meant to bring awareness to the importance of family literacy through the encouragement and education of both parents of and caregivers for children, and focuses on the powerful lifelong learning ripple effect they can ignite simply by participating in their children’s literacy practices.
Here is what research has demonstrated regarding that ripple effect:
November 1st kicks off National Literacy Month with a day designated as National Family Literacy Day. First designated in 1994, the day is meant to bring awareness to the importance of family literacy through the encouragement and education of both parents of and caregivers for children, and focuses on the powerful lifelong learning ripple effect they can ignite simply by participating in their children’s literacy practices.
Here is what research has demonstrated regarding that ripple effect:
- Parental literacy involvement continues to be a top predictor of achievement into the teen and adult years.
- Success in reading is a gateway to success in other academic areas.
- The earlier parents get involved in a children’s literacy the better, and the longer lasting the effects.
We encourage our YWLAP families to devote some time to literacy each day in November.
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Click on CALENDAR in the menu above to receive ideas for each day of the month.
We look forward to seeing your photos throughout our social media pages.