Benefits of Reading

The theme of Children’s Book Week is ‘Read Books, Spark Change’. While there are national activities running twice a year, parents and schools can run children’s book week anytime you wish!

Learning to read offers lots of benefits to children including learning, connectivity, confidence, social skills and mental well-being. In particular, it also gives children the tools to get the most out of life, and the power to shape their future. In other words, it opens the door to a leading a fulfilling life.  So to help your child learn to read, check out the latest research on reading from the National Literacy Trust. It also covers:

• Reasons to read
• Benefits of reading
• Mindset differences
• Gender differences
• How to help your child(ren) learn to read
• Make the most of Children’s Book Week with Spid the Spider’s Fun Activities to Learn to Read

And here is a benefit of reading quote poster from Barack Obama.