Category: Brain Development
Building Brains by Making Connections
Connecting You to Your Child and Connecting Your Child to Good Books and the World Around Us by Susan Bennett-Armistead, Ph.D. and Gabriel Civiello, M.D.(excerpted from ‘Building Brains by Making…
Read More3 Tips for Parents: How to Raise a Word Lover
Parents and caregivers love to share funny things their children say. My toddler has been asking me all week to be his “awe-dance” (audience) and my five-year-old’s latest excuse to…
Read MoreRead Aloud Tips for Parents with Babies
Experts agree, it’s never too early to start reading to your baby. Here are some tips to help you get started: It’s easy to feel like there isn’t time to…
Read MoreRaising Readers: Changing the Conversation to Wellness
Raising Readers featured on WCSH’s 207 We are over the moon to have been given the spotlight on WCSH 6’s 207 recently. Over the past 18 years, thanks to the…
Read MoreAn Introduction to Early Brain Development
What is Early Brain Development? Those who spend time with children can’t help but marvel at their growth. From scrunched-up newborns to busy toddlers, the visible changes in the first three years of life are remarkable. Even more…
Read More6 Ways to Encourage your Child’s Language and Literacy at Any Age
Why is Reading to Children So Important? by Susan Bennett-Armistead, Ph.D. and Gabriel Civiello, M.D. (excerpted from ‘Building Brains by Making Connections,’ published in Parent & Family, March 2, 2016) Research…
Read MoreIt’s Never Too Early to Start Reading to Your Baby
Reading to your baby is the single best activity you can do to help build their future love of books and reading. First-time parents in Maine are surprised to receive…
Read MoreReadtoME: 15 Minutes a Day for Literacy
by LeeAnne Larsen Year two of the Read to ME Challenge is scheduled to begin on February 2, 2017. Again this year,First Lady Ann LePage will launch the campaign by…
Read MoreThe Road to Literacy: Celebrating 25 Years
For most Maine families, July 25th was simply a gorgeous summer day – one we long for during the long, cold winter months. For the Raising Readers team, it also…
Read MoreCelebrate Reading Aloud and Sharing Stories
When you give the gift of reading aloud to your child, you not only open a book but open up a world of opportunity by creating a bonding experience, fostering…
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