Deep in the Heart of Texas - Summer Reading Club - Begins JUNE 2nd @ 11:00

Children do not have to attend the programs to participate in Reading Club fun!

Sign up to read during June and July! By completing reading logs you can turn your log into prizes!

Come to our opening Summer Reading Program on Tuesday, June 2,@ 11:00 a.m. and hear our own Texas Tom tell his Tall Tales!

NEW THIS SUMMER!! FAMILY STORY TIME
Thursday, June 25 Thursday, July 23 Thursday, August 13
Families are welcome from 7-8 pm to hear stories & eat popcorn!!

On Becoming a Reader
by Jan Herbst, Children's Ambassador, Aubrey Area Library

Along with our Summer Reading Program, our library will be emphasizing and encouraging reading. From several decades of research on how children learn to read, we know that children can begin the learning process from the day they are born.

Children begin to learn about spoken language when they hear those that surround them talking, laughing, and singing, and when they respond to the sounds of their world. They begin to understand written language as adults read stories to them and as they see adults reading books, magazines, and newspapers.

Early experiences with spoken and written language set the stage for children to become competent readers and writers.

By the time children reach the age of one, they recognize some speech sounds. They know which sounds make words important to them, and they begin to imitate those sounds. They learn this by listening to those around them. If they do not hear a lot of talk and are not encouraged to talk themselves, they can have difficulty learning to read.

By reading with children, we can help them develop print awareness. We show them how to hold a book right-side up. We turn the pages one at a time. We read from left to right, top to bottom. Knowing about books and print and how they are used is print awareness.

Children who know about print understand that the words they speak and hear are related to the print they see in their environment.
Reading aloud to children has been recognized as the single most important activity for building the knowledge required for success in reading. Children learn new words, learn about the world and begin to make the connections between spoken and written language.