Reading At Camp

We all know reading is important, so what better way to encourage kids to understand that than to have their greatest role models (you) read stories aloud to them in such a special place (camp). In order to optimize learning and motivation for reading, it is important to practice reading aloud to children.

• ·   Reading builds listening skills and increases children’s attention span as they learn to concentrate at length to stories.
• ·   It expands children’s schema for things they know. Reading books opens up a child’s world giving them an opportunity to learn information.
• ·   Listening to stories has a direct impact on children’s reading and writing success.
• ·   It provides a model for children and motivates them to become readers and lifelong learners.
• ·   Reading children’s stories to our campers provides the best opportunities for “teachable moments”

There is so much more info out there about the importance of reading, especially in the summer.

Challenge: Name a favorite children’s book to read to your campers and explain why.

Prize: If TEN people comment on this blog, I will post a video of me reading “Scardy Squirrel”