Homeschool Helper - January 2009 - (Page 1)

FEATURE ARTICLE Vol. 21, No. 1 January 2009 BJU PRESS 1.800.845.5731 www.bjupress.com What’s Inside DEFINING MOMENTS p. 7 What elements define a good children’s book? WhAT’S NEW! p. 8 See the latest in BJU Press materials! A Great Gift! So, if I asked you, “What is one of the best gifts you could give to your children?” I’m sure there would be a wide range of responses. My answer? That’s easy! I’d say, “Reading aloud to them!” s an educator and, more importantly, as a mother I am a firm believer that we should read aloud to our children every day. Some of my fondest memories have been enjoying a good book aloud with students after recess or cuddling up with one of my own children at bedtime to read aloud to them. Reading aloud does provide these special memories and provides wonderful quality time with our children. Let’s take a look at some additional benefits as well. Look! Beginning in the spring of 2009, Homeschool Helper will be going to a digital format. The pages will still turn (complete with sound effect) and the articles will still inspire, but now you will have fewer papers to keep track of. Always a good thing. You can go to www.bjupress.com/resources/articles/ hsh/ to see the digital version of the issue you have in your hands right now. Go ahead. We’ll wait. We have many of your email addresses already, but to make sure you keep receiving your Homeschool Helper, please go to www.bjupress .com/enews to sign up for the electronic version. And thanks for going to the next level with us! COMING OF AGE An Academic Head Start By reading aloud to your children you are giving them an academic head start. Drs. Acredolo and Goodwyn state in their book Baby Minds, “Countless studies have shown that children whose parents read to them from very early ages tend to talk earlier, read better, and think in more complex ways than children whose parents don’t.”1 You can’t start reading aloud too early! Allow your baby to enjoy hearing you read. As you rock your infant, read aloud from your http://www.bjupress.com http://www.bjupress.com/resources/articles/ http://www.bjupress.com/resources/articles/hsh/ http://www.bjupress.com/enews http://www.bjupress.com/enews

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