Story Time at Childtime
Story Time can be one of the most impactful learning experiences a child could have, in part because they naturally make sense of their world through both story and play. Story Time encourages skills like language and literacy, plus cognitive development and social-emotional growth, too.
Our schools receive a curated, bi-monthly collection of books carefully selected to fit each age group. To go along with each book, we’ve built activities and exercises that support children’s ability to read that book by further exploring language and literacy skills.
Beyond that, our Story Time at Home Newsletter provides families with fun facts about language and literacy development, and also gives you awesome ideas for reading at home.
The Power of Reading
A Message From Johnna Weller, Chief Academic Officer
- Stories help your child learn about themselves and others.
- Picture books are filled with rich vocabulary that develops your child’s oral language skills.
- Reading a book together helps your child with critical life skills, such as sustaining focus and attention, controlling impulses, and developing social skills like empathy.
Humans process and organize experience by thinking narratively, about who, what, where, and why things happen around them. Young children know this instinctively and are drawn to storytelling and books, wanting to hear them again and again. When you sit your child on your lap and point to the pictures, make animal sounds, or recite favorite phrases, you’re making connections that last a lifetime!
