Read It: Back to School

Back to School is a great time to establish patterns for student success and set the stage for a year of confidence and academic success. These last days of summer can prove essential to paving the way for a great year.

Promote early literacy and help ease children's fears by exposing them to books that present significant life events in an age-appropriate way.

Thanks to twitter moms and HarperCollins, I found a great list of recommended reading for kids who are nervous, or excited (that happens too!) about heading Back to School.

Back-to-School Books Back-to-School Sweepstakes

When a young child reads about topics that are significant, scary, or exciting in their lives, important things happen for literacy.

        1. Your child learns to see his/her life in a larger context- "what happens to me happens to others"-helping to teach empathy.
       
        2. Your child develops tools that harness imagination and creativity to help prepare for events.
       
        3. Your child understands reading as an information-seeking activity (in addition to an entertainment   activity), helping to plant the seeds of critical thinking and research skills that will lead to lifetime learning success.