Reading should be valued every day and especially during the month of March. This month is dedicated to advocating for literacy and has been named National Reading Month.
Encouraging your child to read, even for just a few minutes
every day, helps to build a strong vocabulary through exposure to new words and
familiar ones. It also develops your child’s writing skills. Reading an
author’s effectively crafted text teaches your child how to structure sentences
and paragraphs.
Beyond the educational benefits of reading is the
enjoyment that comes from it. Books, whether fiction or nonfiction, have the
power to transport the reader to another realm. This escape discreetly
introduces children to new topics and perspectives, which can aid in their
cognitive development.
Celebrate reading this month and every month!
Here are our top picks for National Reading Month:
Grades K through 5
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No
Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
Splat the Cat
by Rob Scotton
Harriet the Spy
by Louise Fitzhugh
Charlotte’s Web
by E.B. White
Matilda by Roald Dahl
Grades 6 through 8
Heist Society
by Ally Carter
Because of Mr. Terupt
by Rob Buyea
When You Reach Me
by Rebecca Stead
Smile by Raina
Telgemeier
Walk Two Moons
by Sharon Creech
Grades 9 through 12
I am Malala
by Malala Yousafzai
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the
Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Eleanor & Park
by Rainbow Rowell
Darius the Great Is Not Okay
by Adib Khorram
Looking For Alaska by John Green