Philosophy of Lapsits for Early Literacy

Lapsits for Early Literacy™ bases its work on these research based educational premises.

  1. Parents should begin reading books and sharing positive language from birth. Many parents do not know how to do this. Ideally, intervention must occur prenatally or in the babies’ first six months.
  2. It is essential that parents have books in their homes in order to encourage a love of reading and nurture pre-reading skills.
  3. Parents who learn about the importance of very early literacy to their babies’ later success in school, and who are gently motivated to do so, will read books and share positive language, and find it a joyful, bonding experience.
  4. The first three years of life are critical in wiring the brain for language development.
  5. Reading aloud is the single most important activity to prepare children for learning to read.
  6. For pre-k children, reading aloud is the single most important source of new vocabulary words.
  7. Reading her child’s books may encourage a parent to improve her own literacy level.

Lapsits for Early Literacy · PO BOX 9847 · Greenville, SC 29604 · Office: Sterling Hope Center 864.349.0127 ext. 108 ·