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Early childhood literacy is what children know before they learn to read.
In fact, babies and toddlers develop much of their capacity to learn in the first three years of life, when their brains grow to 80% of their eventual adult weight.
By planting the seeds of literacy early in life, BWB does the following:
Encourages positive parent-child interactions.
Improves readiness for kindergarten.
Sets the foundation for success in school, which sets the foundation for success in life.
Children who participate in the program will:
Children who participate in the program will:
Recognize pictures, numbers and words.
Understand reading concepts; for example, that letters and pictures in a book have meaning and relate to known things in the real world.
Be able to flip through a book and understand that reading is left-to-right, top-to-bottom.
Know the joy of receiving a gift in the mail every month and begin to place value on books and reading.
Love reading stories with their parents and caregivers, which leads to strong emotional bonds and emotional stability.
Be better prepared for kindergarten.
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