New Innovative Way to Get Kids Reading

Sept. 12, 2009 - PRLog -- Research from British Medical Journal and Statistics Canada shows that reading impacts a child’s later literacy level, a cornerstone to educational success.   The more a child reads, or is read to, the greater his success in learning to read and write.  Unfortunately, the opposite also applies, potentially hindering progress throughout school years.

Getting a child to read can be difficult. With the bewildering array of entertainment alternatives such as TV, Internet and video games, reading is often found to be second best, a reality reflected in low literacy levels today.

Toronto based Little Heroes Publishing has launched a unique solution to help children, aged 3-10 years, develop a love for reading. Imagine a technology that allows you to create a personalized children’s book where you can:
•   Tailor the story to feature family, friends and your child as the hero;
•   Pick eyes, hair and skin tone so illustrations look just like your child.

Imagine a carefully crafted adventure with challenging words and valuable life lessons that build strong literacy, self-esteem and social skills.  And imagine all that, conveniently online, where you easily create your book and have it printed and shipped direct to you.

Hearing and seeing themselves as the story’s hero captures children’s imagination and makes reading much more fun.  The adventure’s themes are taken to heart as they, as the hero, experience them ‘first hand’.

Reading stories together also builds strong emotional bonds, fostering your child’s security and self-esteem.  It offers endless opportunities for you to further educate and stimulate your child.  Which is why Little Heroes also offers helpful advice, informative articles and fun activities to help parents alike deepen their child’s development.

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Little Heroes promotes fun reading and education of young children worldwide through creation and distribution of personalised children’s books. It also provides free resources to enable parents to do the same too.