HOW OFTEN DO YOU READ TO YOUR CHILDREN OR CHILDREN IN YOUR COMMUNITY? Part 1

[Tehuti]

How often do you read to your children or children in your community?

We talk about educating our children. Yet, have we made African-centered
education a priority beyond the classroom. Do we spend enough time
reading about our own stories and making sure our children read with us
from an early age?

Let everyone know what you think and invite more friends that can also give their opinions.

I want to hear from everyone reading this question.

[Dan Tres Omi]

at least ONCE a day


sometimes before they go to bed. at times during the day or the evening. There are times when I might read 2 to 3 times in one evening. I even have the oldest read to the youngest.
I also have them read to me.

[Lisa Fager Bediako]

My son, Malcolm is 11 months old and i've been reading to him since birth. In the morning after we get him dressed we put him back in his crib (so we can get dressed) and we give him a book... he sits down and lstudies the pictures, touches the pages and no fussing. We also go to the library every Saturday morning for their babies in bloom reading program. It's FREE and a librarian leads us in story-telling, puppet show, songs, dance and music playing for about 25 minutes (just enough for children under 24 months old). Before I had a baby I had no idea that the library had so many great activites for babies! There really isn't an excuse for not reading to your children. And I would say there is always room for improvement. I always tell my neighbors about the library. And those friends that want to volunteer but really don't have time... I always suggest signing up for In2Books program... its a great way to give back and help kids attending public schools in dC and Chicago. It's an ementoring program... they send you a book that the children are reading and then you correspond with an assigned student about the book. It encourages the child to read, write and to think critically. You also get to keep the books and give them to the next young person you meet or donate them, etc. There's a lot more to the program look it up. Reading is important, because it opens doors to so much more...