MISSION, KS--(Marketwire - Sep 12, 2011) - (Family Features) For parents with young children, it's often hard to know when to start reading to your child, or teaching them colors and numbers. But the act of reading to even very young children can soothe them and lead them to love story time and enjoy reading for themselves as they grow.
According to the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES), reading to children in the home sets kids up for success in school and in life. Providing a wide-range of reading materials they love, reading with your child and speaking with them about stories they're enjoying all build excitement around reading.
Learning to love reading is so important to a child's success in life that VTech, a leader in electronic learning products for kids, has joined with First Book, a global social enterprise that provides books to parents who can't afford them, by donating more than 4,000 new books to Head Start programs across the country.
Kyle Zimmer, First Book's founder and CEO, says reading at home makes a real difference, in a lot of ways. "It provides the bonding little ones will need to feel confident in school, as well as an affinity for reading on their own throughout their lives," she says.
Meanwhile here are some ways to get your young child to love reading:
Books help children succeed in life -- every child. So if you'd like to join in helping kids read through First Book, you can make a donation or get books for your reading program at www.firstbook.org. And to find out about the latest learning tools to help kids love learning to read visit www.vtechkids.com.
About Family Features Editorial Syndicate
This and other food and lifestyle content can be found at www.editors.familyfeatures.com. Family Features is a leading provider of free food and lifestyle content for use in print and online publications. Register with no obligation to access a variety of formatted and unformatted features, accompanying photos, and automatically updating Web content solutions.
Contact Information:
Wendy MacDonald
wmacdonald@familyfeatures.com
1-888-824-3337 ext. 235
http://editors.familyfeatures.com