Why Read 20 Minutes a Day?
Studies show that the more children read, the better readers they become. In one study, children who read 20 or more minutes per day scored in or above the 90th percentile; those who read less than 10 minutes scored below the 75th percentile.* But it’s not simply about reading more. Children who are actively engaged as they read—thinking about what they are reading versus looking passively at the words on the page—have been shown to regularly outperform children who are less engaged in what they are reading. Use our tips, activities and printables to help children develop a lifelong love of reading! Won’t you join us in taking the 20 minutes a day pledge? Click HERE to read more!
While I was completing my Master’s in Reading and Reading Specialist Credential, from San Diego State, a few years ago, I read many different studies and research about the importance of reading. One of the statistics that I read that really impacted me was the fact that many states use the literacy of third graders as a way to determine the future capacity they would need in their prison systems. In other words, the more third graders that were illiterate, the higher the number of future criminals. I was astounded. I had always known that learning to read is important, but I never knew that it was a determining factor in the likelihood of a child becoming a criminal. 
Knowing this, and other facts about the importance of reading, I jumped at the opportunity to partner with Leap Frog for their Read 20 Minutes a Day challenge. My boys love to read and be read to, and both my husband and I enjoy the time we spend bonding over reading books. I have always known Leap Frog to make great products to help children learn to read, but also to teach your child pre-reading skills(which is the stage Big Brother’s in right now). 
Recently, we had the opportunity to try out Tag Junior. As part of the Tag Reading System, Tag Junior is a tool used to help prepare children for the process of learning how to read. The design of a puppy makes holding the Tag Junior easy, even for children who are still working on their fine motor skills. When you turn it on, it welcomes the child with his/her name (it needs to be set up through the computer before you can begin reading books with it). This is one of the features that Big Brother loves, he thinks the puppy knows his name! 
As the child plays with Tag Junior, he is able to interact with the book he is reading. One of the best ways to get kids hooked on reading is to allow them the opportunity to interact with a book. Asking them questions about what they/you are reading to them, entertaining the questions or thoughts about the reading you are doing are all great ways to help draw your child ‘into’ what they are reading; cultivating a thirst for reading more. There are also different interactive aspects to Tag Junior: when Tag Junior is placed over the text, he reads the text on that page; when placed over the characters, they add dialogue that is not written. Our boys absolutely love finding out the ‘extra secret’ information by pressing Scout around the page to see what else he is going to tell them.
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My son’s favorite is Guess How Much I Love You
My son loves to read and has a lot of favorite books, but I’d say his current favorite is “Mr Brown Can Moo Can You?” By Dr Seuss
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My oldest loves his Tag and I’ve been trying to decide about Tag Jr. for our little one. I am convinced that Tag is the #1 thing that taught our son how to read when he was just 3. This is really a great system! I’d love to win the JR! Thanks Mckenzie!
Favorite book: The Mouse & the Motorcycle
Cinderella
my kids both love their bibles
Right now my grand kids are into “The Story of Easter” book.
My son’s favorite book right now is Miles and Miles of Reptiles.
My grandson is still in the Brown Bear, Brown Bear stage
Love this!
Harold’s Purple Crayon!
My son loves Rainbow Fish
My kids love Pinkalicious and Fancy Nancy.
The Monster at the End of This Book by Jon Stone.
I am a happy subscriber!!! Thanks Cheerios & Lattes.
They love to read almost everything and their books change based on the time of day, but anything with animals grabs their attention well.
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Where the Wild Things Are is his favorite book
My daughter loves Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
My grandsons love Peter Rabbit.
My boys love Go Dog Go! I have read it so many times that I have it memorized.
her favorite book – ever – is HUG by Jez Alborough
My son loves Trouble at the Dinosaur Cafe.
Right now my little girl loves a set of Elmo board books.
4 year old – Pinkalicious
2 year old – Harry the Dirty Dog
My son loves looking at books for hours, but I’d love for him to learn even more when he reads.
My daughter Loves books. Her favorite right now is Ten Little Lady Bugs.
My boy Love “How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight”
This would really help me since I care for my granddaughter every day. She loves all her books, but really is into Hello Kitty right now.
Mine just received her monthly book from the Dolly Parton United Way program and now is in love with Ladybug Girl and Bingo.
My son would love this! He is 2 1/2 years old. His favorite book is “Tickle the Duck” because it has different textured spots for him to tickle. He laughs when I’m reading it to him and the duck starts laughing from being tickled.
So fun, I know he would love the interaction with these books also!
The Gruffalo is our favorite right now!
The Snowy Day
we love the lorax!