Opinion: Get the family reading

By Honor Wilson Fletcher, director for the National Year ofReading, Nursery World, 14 August 2008

We are trying to reach parents and carers in low-income households and encourage their active engagement in reading.

We're calling on all early years practitioners to help us reinforce the following messages to families during the National Year of Reading: - Sharing reading is enjoyable and rewarding, and a great way for families to be together. - Reading is convenient and can be free if families join their local library. - Reading with your child is like a fun, private education - increasing their vocabulary, encouraging confident speaking, and making it easier for children to learn to read independently. -...

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