Reading is essential for success in school and in life. As a parent, you can have a great impact on your child’s ability to read and to learn. Reading aloud to your child for just 20 minutes a day can help your child develop a love for reading and a readiness to learn and to read.
 
5 Great reasons to Read Early and Read Aloud to your Child

• Reading with your child is fun and easy.
• Kids love the chance to cuddle and spend quality time with you.
• Reading and writing skills are closely linked to a child’s earliest experiences with books and stories.
• Good readers are better students.
• Children who read well grow up to be active and successful adults.

For more tips and resources about early child literacy, visit the READ EARLY, READ ALOUD website.

Events

We invite all parents and caregivers and their children ages 0-5 to participate in toddler and preschool reading events and much more at our local libraries:

• San Diego County Library Calendar of Events
• City of San Diego Public Library Calendar of Events

Click here for a list of all libraries throughout San Diego County

Additional Resources

• Reach Out and Read San Diego
• Reading Is Fundamental
• San Diego County Library Kids Corner
• City of San Diego Public Library Children Services