CHILDREN WHO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHOOSE BOOKS OF THEIR OWN SHOW MORE MOTIVATION TOWARDS READING

INCREASED EXPOSURE TO RICH TEXT AT HOME STRENGTHENS CHILDREN’S LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AS THEY HEAR NEW VOCABULARY

CHILDREN DEVELOP MORE POSITIVE ATTITUDES TOWARD ACADEMICS WHEN THEY EXPRESS ENJOYMENT IN READING

A WIDE SELECTION OF PRINT AT HOME GIVES RISE TO PURPOSEFUL PARENT/CAREGIVER-CHILD INTERACTIONS AROUND BOOKS

CHILDREN’S READING PERFORMANCE IMPROVES AS THEY ARE GIVEN MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO ACCESS RICH TEXT OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL

A CULTURE OF LITERACY IS CREATED IN HOMES AS CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS/CAREGIVERS BUILD BONDS AROUND LITERACY

THROUGH READING CULTURALLY RELEVANT TEXTS, CHILDREN LEARN TO EMPATHIZE WITH DIFFERENT FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS AS THEY READ ABOUT CHARACTERS IN BOOKS  

SUMMER READING LOSS IS COUNTERACTED WHEN CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO A DIVERSE COLLECTION OF AGE-APPROPRIATE AND CULTURALLY RELEVANT TEXT AT HOME