Never Stop Reading!

Reading is a fundamental skill your child will use for the rest of their life – so why stop when they’re just getting started?

Sharing stories and reading aloud with your child strengthens their skills in reading, writing and comprehension.

It builds their confidence and sense of security.

It creates those special moments with your child that you cherish.

That’s why you should Never Stop Reading!

 

Recent research by literacy expert Dr Margaret Merga found that over half of parents stop reading aloud with their children once they begin to start reading for themselves. This happens even though children enjoy it well beyond their early years of schooling.

Reading aloud with your child throughout their primary school years has significant, positive effects on their learning and reading skills. Listening to your child as you read together also builds their social skills and confidence as they engage with you, and the quality time that you spend with them raises their mood and sense of wellbeing.

Not only that, your child will simply enjoy reading to you, and having you read to them. They won’t ever forget the special moments they had reading and sharing stories with you – and you won’t either.

Give your child the best start for a life of learning and discovery. Never Stop Reading!

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Want to find out more?

Learn more about building a love of reading in your child with our resources for parents. You’ll find some fun ideas for reading aloud with your child, and our starter guide of stories to start with that your child will love, kindly provided by the experts at the State Library of Western Australia.

Sarah McGowan

Ambassador

Sarah McGowan is the ambassador of Never Stop Reading!

As a school educator and mother, she understands the importance of developing in children the skills and confidence to read.

“My fondness of reading means we read together regularly as a family. It’s an everyday activity and embraced by our children rather than it being seen as a chore.

“Being a primary school teacher isn’t the reason I still read to my children. I grew up in a family who adored reading so I understand the benefits of reading and I can now see that in my young family.

"Reading to your children is fun, it helps strengthen the bond with your children and is so important for the development of early literacy.”