State University of New York Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher announced that the university system is partnering with Read Aloud 15 Minutes, a national organization that works with schools and communities to increase the time parents spend reading to children.
Read Aloud partners are united behind the idea that 15 minutes of daily reading aloud from birth to age 8 can change the face of education, nationally. In partnering with Read Aloud, SUNY campuses throughout New York are reaching out to community groups, early childhood education providers, and schools to encourage them to join the Read Aloud movement.
According to Read Aloud:
• Reading aloud is the single most important thing a parent or caregiver can do to help a child prepare for reading and learning.
• Nationally, 37% of children arrive in kindergarten without the skills necessary to begin their learning journey.
• If a child is not reading at grade level by the end of the first grade, then there is an 88% probability the child will not be reading at grade level by the end of the fourth grade.
• Even in higher-income households, nearly 40% of families do not read aloud every day.
• More than half the children in this country — 13 million children — will not hear a bedtime story tonight.
Additional information about SUNY’s partnership with Read Aloud is available at: http://www2.readaloud.org/SUNY.
About Read Aloud
Read Aloud 15 MINUTES is a non-profit organization that is working to make reading aloud every day for at least 15 minutes the new standard in child care. When every child is read aloud to for 15 minutes every day from birth, more children will be ready to learn when they enter kindergarten, more children will have the literacy skills needed to succeed in school, and more children will be prepared for a productive and meaningful life after school. For more information, visit: http://www.readaloud.org/.
Published: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 15:52:18 +0000 by e.bryant