Research shows that reading to older children and tweens helps them just as much as it helps younger children!

It helps them:

• Improve their vocabulary and grammar. 

• Increase their attention span and ability to listen.

• Learn about different story structures and literary devices like symbolism. 

• Become aware of different authors, genres, and subjects.

• Experience different perspectives, which gets kids thinking and talking in new ways about issues that are important to them.

• See that reading for fun doesn’t stop at 3rd grade!