Summer is the perfect time to encourage reading... Trips to the library, painting and coloring pictures of what they have read in books, "writing" in a journal, copying book titles or words etc.. all instill an early love and passion for reading.
With so many books going electronic I have to say that although I would hate to see the day when books are no longer published in hard copy ... e-books and books on tape can be fun too. Listening to someone else read with the accompaniment of music is really exciting to kids.
The library has quite a few books on tape. They allow the kids the independence to listen and "turn the page" on their own when they hear the chime.
Going to story time is also fun. The Sonoma County library has lots of fun summer reading programs for all ages. http://www.sonomalibrary.org They even have a program where older kids can go and read to a dog (less intimidating than a judgmental adult). Borders on Santa Rosa Ave is also doing a fun summer reading program http://www.borders.com.June is also the last month to buy Scholastic books for this school year. June book orders can be submitted through next week.
We have been blessed to receive so many orders this year that we have almost 1,000 bonus points to buy new materials for next year. Thank you to everyone who has ordered.
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