Ten reasons why you and your kids should visit the library
1. Help your children be better readers. Research published by the National Literacy Trust shows that young people (aged 8 to 16) who use the library are nearly twice as likely to be above-average readers than youngsters who don’t. 2. Establish the reading habit. Weekly or fortnightly trips to the library help you and your children make a regular […]
Teaching children how to take care of books
Do you feel like your children or the children at your reading club don’t take proper care of the books around them? Books are expensive so it is understandable that we want them to last. How can we help our children learn to take good care of books so that they can be enjoyed over […]
Story Power: How librarians can encourage kids to read
Are you a librarian who wants to share the power of stories and reading with children? Are you looking for ways to get children to visit the library regularly? Here are some ideas that librarians shared with us that will help you do this. * Library Week: Use South African Library Week (in March each year) to […]
Six quick tips for promoting family and community literacy
Can you imagine seeing people around you reading every day? Adults reading magazines and books on the train or in the taxi on their way to work; children enjoying books from the school library together as they wait for their lifts at the school gate; teenagers glued to the next chapter of a story on […]
Playing with books to develop children’s literacy skills
Helping young children to develop the ability to read and write is a serious business because being literate is extremely important in our daily lives. But we also need to remember that we don’t have to actively teach or tell children aboutbooks and reading. Instead, we need to allow our children to learn about books by […]
What makes a good children’s book?
You can’t discover the joy of reading without having good books to read! And, the more books that children have around them, the more likely they are to pick one to try. But how do you know whether the books you choose for your children are “good” ones? Maya Angelou, an American author and poet, […]
How to get kids interested in reading books
We know that reading lots of books helps to make children better readers. We also know that to spend a lot of time reading and to keep reading throughout your life, you’ve got to want to read! If we want to get our children reading and then keep them reading, it’s really helpful to understand what motivates […]
