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1 " Children who read are, yes, likely to excel academically, but there’s much more to the picture. The latest research shows that children who read at home are also better at self-regulation and executive function—those life skills that make us happier and well adjusted: controlling impulses, paying attention, setting goals and figuring out how to achieve them. "
― Pamela Paul , How to Raise a Reader
2 " by setting out purposefully to raise a reader—you’re helping her become someone who controls her own destiny. "
3 " A minute spent reading to your kids now will repay itself a million-fold later,” the author George Saunders "
4 " At the dinner table, make “what you’re reading” as regular a part of conversation "
5 " Children who read are, yes, likely to excel academically, but there’s much more to the picture. The latest research shows that children who read at home are also better at self-regulation and executive function—those life skills that make us happier and well adjusted: controlling impulses, paying attention, setting goals and figuring out how to achieve them. Think of this as “life readiness.” By being part of your child’s reading life—by setting out purposefully to raise a reader—you’re helping her become someone who controls her own destiny. "
6 " School is where children learn that they have to read. Home is where kids learn to read because they want to. It’s where they learn to love to read. "
7 " We all love remembering the satisfaction, the joy, the almost giddy exhilaration of seeing the world of letters, and as a consequence the entire world, open up to us. "
8 " It’s stressful to be a parent. It’s stressful to be a person. But I’ve found that even in the most difficult moments, on the most challenging days, I can usually reach for a book and feel lifted up, returned to myself. On days when I’ve felt as though I have nothing left to give to my kids, I’ve been able to sit next to them and open a book. We start reading, and the world looks different. "
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10 " Books are a pleasure and they anchor your greater values. "
11 " According to studies that measure the likelihood of a child growing up to be a reader, the most important factor is not how well reading was taught in the child’s school, nor the number of hours spent reading aloud to the child. Regardless of the parents’ income level or education, the statistic most highly correlated to literacy is the number of books present in the home. "
12 " Some kids prefer to engage with characters who are dealing with, say, bullying, gender identity, and racism outside the confines of the all-too-real world readers themselves live in. "
