Become a Ready Reader!
Smart Start of Pender is here to help every child become a “Ready Reader”!
Pick up free books for your child, foster child, or grandchild ages 0 through 10 today! Children may receive books once a month. More books may be received by attending our outreach events. Children must be present unless you are a member of our resource library. For more information, call us at 910-259-9978.
Ready Readers
Ready Readers encourages the parents of young children to recognize the important role they play in the literacy development of their children. Parents are eligible for a free 6-month lending library membership if they obtain a library card for their children ages birth to 5, bring it to the agency and complete a lending library application.
Here are ten important steps to remember in raising a reader and a writer.
- Talk, sing & play with your child
- Make time to read together each day
- Choose books with care
- Surround your child with reading material
- Slow down and have fun
- Read it again and again
- Foster your child’s awareness of print and how we use it
- Provide a variety of writing tools and materials
- Don’t push or pressure children about what or when to read
- Show children that you value their efforts
According to the National Institute for Family Literacy a study of 3 to 5 year olds who had been read to at least 3 times per week found the children to be:
- 2 times more likely to recognize all letters
- 2 times more likely to have word-sight recognition
- 2 times more likely to understand words in context