1.When you read to your child, he/she will learn that reading is important to you, therefore reading will become important to him/her. 2.The more your child hears sounds, the better he/she will process these sounds into words. When a child is preschool/kindergarten age the listening word starts to become the written word.
3.Reading has a calming effect on a restless or fussy baby. Who doesn't want an easy way to calm a fussy baby?
4.Reading is a wonderful before bed routine. Studies have shown that a child will thrive in an atmosphere in which routines are present.
5.Reading will help to develop your child's imagination. Have you ever gotten lost in a good book? Your child can do the same while you are reading to him/her.
6.Reading will foster your child's ability to listen and pay attention. With all the problems we here about concerning attention spans this is a great way to avoid that.
7.Reading to a young child will teach him/her the correct way to hold a book and turn the pages.
8.Reading to your child will develop in him/her the desire to become a reader.
9.Teachers will thank you!
10.When a child is read a personalized story book, he/she will be able to recognize his/her name in print at an early age.
