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Research
Unlike the overflowing bookshelves
of wealthier families, 61 percent of low-income families own no
age-appropriate books, according to a 2009 study commissioned by
Jumpstart on "America's Early Childhood Literacy Gap."
From: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/24/school-libraries-axed-lib_n_623754.html
"Young children's literacy understandings in pre-school or the
early stages of year one relate strongly to later measures of
literacy achievement." -Janelle Young Enhancing Emerging Literacy
Potential for Young Children. Australian Journal of Language and
Literacy Vol 32 No 2 June 2009
"For 80% percent of children, simple immersion in reading and
books will lead to real, independent reading by school age."
-Paul Kropp How to Make Your Child a Reader for Life
"Children need exposure to new works. It helps develop the
auditory cortex to better discriminate between and among sounds.
After puberty the potential cells for language development have
been used by other functions." Eric Jensen Teaching with the Brain
in Mind
(Learning to read is) "...the greatest single effort that the
human mind undertakes, and he must do it as a child." John
Steinbeck
"...early literacy development does not simply
happen; rather, it is part of a social process, embedded in
children's relationships with parents, siblings, grandparents,
friends, caretakers, and teachers." Joan Brookes McLane and
Gillian Dowley McNamee The Beginnings of Literacy, Zero to Three
Journal, September 1991
"Family members, caretakers, and teachers play
critical roles in early literacy development by serving as models,
providing materials, demonstrating their use, offering help,
instruction, and encouragement, and communicating hopes and
expectations." Joan Brookes McLane and Gillian Dowley McNamee The
Beginnings of Literacy, Zero to Three Journal, September 1991
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