Resources

• Family Welcome Center Sign-in Form
• Milestone Moments Booklet 2021
• Minus 9 to 5
• Parent Education & Child Development-The Up Center
• Outpatient Therapy & Counseling Services - The Up Center

Time spent reading is key to reading achievement and academic success. Research shows children who READ 14.2 minutes a day encounter over 1 million words.

Tips for Reading:

• Make time to read at least 14.2 minutes every day!
• Choose different types of books to read Take turns reading with your family and friends.
• Talk about what you read with your family and friends.
• Go to the library! It’s FREE!
• Read anywhere and everywhere!
   
• Questions to start conversations about books: 
  • What surprised you the most about what you are reading? 
  • If you could be friends with a character in the book who would it be and why? 
  • What was the most exciting part of the book? 
  • What is one thing you would ask the author if you could talk to him or her? 
  • Is there anything in this story that is similar to your life? 
  • How would you change the book’s ending? 
  • What do you think the saddest part of the story was? Why? 
  • If you could give the book another title, what would it be? 
  • Which characters would you like to meet in real life? 
  • Would the book make a cool movie? Video game? TV Show?