As children’s brains are rapidly developing, one of the greatest gifts we can give them is our time reading aloud.ĭuring the month of February, Raising Readers joins the Maine Department of Education in promoting the Read to ME Challenge. Reading aloud opens up the world to children, helping them build knowledge and vocabulary. Reading aloud to children not only provides a bonding experience with caring adults, but the simple act of reading aloud to child 15 minutes a day for five years results in 27,375 minutes of language exposure which can put children on the path to high literacy achievement. Challenge Others to Take the Challenge, too! Take the challenge! Read to your child 15 Minutes a Day. The Read to ME Challenge will run for the month leading up to Read Across America Day on March 2, 2017. This simple but powerful campaign challenges adults to read to children for 15 minutes, to capture that reading episode via a photo and then post it on social media to challenge others to do the same. She will follow up her reading by issuing a challenge to all Mainers to participate in the 2017 campaign.
Again this year,First Lady Ann LePage will launch the campaign by reading to children of military families at the Blaine House. Year two of the Read to ME Challenge is scheduled to begin on February 2, 2017. Janu| Early Childhood Literacy, Reading Aloud, Brain Development, Early Literacy, Help Your Child Get Ready to Read, Reading, Community Partners, Tips, Child Development, Read Across America Day