Importance+of+Reading

There is much research and writing on the web about the importance of reading for children. In order to help you navigate your way through the pleathora of infomation available, we have provided some of the best links below.

The ibby website has a speech about the importance of reading by Denise von Stockar entitled 'The Importance of Literacy and Books in Children's Development'.



This wordle was created using some significant paragraphs of text from this speech. Wordle is an excellent tool, and can be used in a variety of ways to encourage your students to engage with texts.

Internationally renowned Australian author, Mem Fox has Ten Read Aloud Commandments on her website. As educators this is a great list to share with parents and teachers.

In her article [|'Why Reading is So Important'], children's Librarian Barbara Freedman-De Vito writes clearly and concisely about the importance of reading to children.

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