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Top Ten Reasons To 'Be There'

  1. Build a lasting bond with that special child, in just 5-10 minutes weekly.
  2. Reading aloud to children is the single most effective tool for developing language and literacy.
    Source: Reach Out and Read
  3. Read to your great, great, great, great grandchild/niece/nephew through the recorded keepsakes that you create!
  4. Embrace your inner child - immerse yourself in a child’s world through the creativity of our authors and illustrators!
  5. Literacy doesn’t begin at kindergarten—or even in preschool. Babies respond to adults talking to them; 1-year-olds point to pictures in books; and 2-year-olds chant nursery rhymes.
    Source: National Assoc. for the Education of Young Children
  6. Exchange ideas in a storytelling community on our Storyblogger.
  7. Recent studies affirm reading to a child up to age 5 is a positive predictor for literacy in later years.
    Source: National Early Literacy Report
  8. Children learn in the context of important relationships. Early interactions have a decisive impact on the nature and extent of adult capacities.
    Source: Multomah County Library
  9. Give mom and dad a break once in a while.
  10. Say more than just goodnight!
 
 
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