Importance of Children's literature

Why do we share literature with kids?

• It's fun
• more important for children's educational success than a child's socioeconomic status
• allows us to experience other worlds and roles in our imagination
• Becoming a lifetime reader is predicted on developing a love of reading
• At least 20 minutes at home
• Vocab development and reading achievement go hand in hand
• Develops empathy
• reading for vicarious experiences
• making judgements
• relating feelings
• making associations
• develops the imaginations
• transmit culture