Still Reading Aloud?

We decided that pediatricians supporting reading aloud to our children is a good thing.  More parents will now recognize the importance of this activity and the boost it gives their child.  More and more parents will be discussing the books they read to their child at the various events at which parents attend.  So let's take it up a notch.

When it comes to what we feed our children we know they need a well balanced diet.  They need fruits, meats, dairy, vegetables etc.  The same applies when we read books to our children.  They need a well balanced diet.   It is important to read a variety of genres to them.  We need to read both fiction and nonfiction books to them.  Don't just read  stories to them but books about different animals; zoo animals, farm animals, baby animals.  Include nursery rhymes, poems, the classic fairy tales.  This wide range of reading will increase their background knowledge (schema) as well as improve their vocabulary.