Teach A Child To Read...
One of the most important lessons we have taught Gracie in her short little life, is the importance of reading. She loves her books and story time, whether at night or the middle of the day. Since Gracie was born, her room has been filled with books. At first, she chewed on them, then she stacked them, then she learned to open and turn pages...and now, she pretends to read the words to herself or anyone else who will listen.
We are so proud of Gracie, we know that she's got a great start on her education. Teaching kids to read, and enjoy books early on, will help them in school and life. At our home, we make it fun. I read all the silly little rhymes, and use different voices, and make animal sounds to go along with the story. Gracie gets so tickled. But, we know it's working, because when she "reads" to herself, she makes the funny noises too!
Gracie is only 18 months old, but for the rest of her childhood, Garren and I will make it a priority to urge her to read on her own, listen to family stories and share books with others. We go to the library once a week these days. She enjoys the books so much, that going to the library is a real treat for her. And, she is getting better with handling "big girl books" (ones with real pages), so it won't be long before I start carting up the boxes of Berenstein Bears and Franklin books from the basement.
We are so glad that we could pass our love of books and reading to our daughter, I hope the rest of our children will be as easy!
Note: Gracie has also gotten about 1/3 of the alphabet song down pat! I would like to think that the books, educational toys and Baby Einstein videos were worth all the money!
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