Engaged Parents, Books Are the Keys to Student Achievement

Wonderful example. I have 3 children and have read more stories than I can recall to them at home and at school. Their rooms might not be clean but they always have a book or two that they are reading. It is truly important that parents are empowered to educate their children. Another mother and I discussed this today. We discussed the superior statistics on education in Finland, how they have less HW and the children do not start school until they are 7 years old. What a novel thought, parents being the first teachers for their children. I agree that reading to your child each day makes a tremendous difference in building lifelong readers. I would like to add that you can continue to do this well into their teenage years. We currently pick a book to read as a family and take turns reading to each other. We might read as much as a chapter a day. When we have family gatherings we also have a reading circle and the older children will read a book to the younger children. This holiday season we are looking forward to my 6 year old niece reading aloud to us.


We desperatel­y need to impact change in the culture/va­lue of education in general and reading in particular in this country. We can impact change through on our youth one book at a time. I believe this country's future depends on it.

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