Read to Your Kids!

We all know that early literacy is important, but I just read a fact that shocked me. "States like California and Indiana have factored in the number of third-graders who are not reading at grade level when planning future jail construction" (Parenting Early Years Magazine, March 2010, page 112). Yikes! Check out these sites that are trying to help bridge the achievement gap; www.Jstart.org,www. Firstbook.org, www.Rif.org,