Welcome to Raising Readers

  

The change of seasons also brings a change to the schedule of this newsletter. It will now arrive in you Inbox on a quarterly basis. In between issues, we hope you'll join us on Facebook, Twitter or Pinterest! As always, we'd love to hear what's of interest to you. Share your thoughts on what you'd like us to cover in this newsletter or on social media, our goal is to share information that's useful and interesting.

  

Need Gift Ideas? Try Books!

No matter the occasion, books make wonderful gifts for kids. Imagine snuggling up with your little one for a story soon to become an enduring favorite.   

Check out our 'Books Make Greaft Gifts' board on Pinterest for some parent recommended titles or try our searchable book database or list of books we've distributed in the program for ideas.

12 Months of Early Literacy Tips

At Raising Readers we've been promoting a love of books and reading for 13 years, encouraging parents to read aloud with their young children daily. In fact, we're proud to say that Maine parents report reading to their young children daily more than any other state except Vermont.*

Read aloud is a terrific start but parents and caregivers often ask us what else they can do to help their children acquire important early literacy skills. The answer? The Maine Early Literacy Calendar. The 2014 edition features the literacy components that have been shown through research to be important in advancing children's literacy skills.  Each month offers suggestions for promoting the literacy component featured and several books you might use to promote those skills and understandings. Plus, you'll get a sneak peek at the books Raising Readers will begin distributing in 2014.

 

We hope you find this calendar useful as you continue to build your child's brain through talking, reading, singing, and playing with your little one. 

Request your copy today.

*2011 National Study of Children's Health