Together We Can - Read

Why Read? Reading every day to your child gives them 290,000 more words by age five.

Benefits of reading 

• Expand vocabulary and language
• Promotes brain development
• Stimulate imagination and creativity
• Strengthens parent-child bond
•  Introduces children to diverse cultures, ideas and experiences
•  Empower children with a powerful tool for lifelong learning
• A safe way to explore emotions such as going to the dentist

Idea to try

• Make it fun – try funny voices and actions such as funny facial expressions, clapping and acting out events
• Make a reading corner with beanbags and blankets
• Join your local library and let your child select the books they wish to read
• Have a different theme each week for example animals or seasons, or you could pick a ‘book of the week’ to inspire you for play-based activities such as cooking potions from ‘Room on the Broom’
• Add reading to your daily routine – bath, book, bed

Resources

Better Beginnings - A WA literacy program that connects families with books. Includes a reading program called ‘Learning English through Storytime’ (LETS) for children learning to speak English as an additional language.

Storybox Library - Favourite stories read by storytellers

Local Libraries - Cockburn, Rockingham, Kwinana and Mandurah

Lote 4 Kids - An online database providing 2500+ books in 60+ languages

Story Online - Read along with your favourite actors thanks to the Screen Actors Guild Foundation