Back to Basics Literacy

Back to Basics Literacy BTBL works to promote literacy by exposing children to the wonder of books beginning at birth and te

Back to Basics Literacy believes in the basic approach to teaching and advocates exposing children to books beginning at birth and reading aloud to children of all ages. Our founders became aware of the need to focus on literacy as early as possible and to promote it in an enjoyable and positive way through their positions in education. One of our founders has worked with struggling readers in the

upper grades where she found it was their lack of comprehension that held them back. Our second founder has experience in two elementary school libraries where it was evident that students’ lack of enthusiasm for reading and books was due in part to time constraints in the classroom not allowing for independent reading and restricting children by adhering to strict reading levels, which dissuades them from enjoying some books and challenging themselves with others. Our third founder has worked at various pre-schools and day care centers, which demonstrated the need for parental involvement in gaining literacy skills and future reading acquisition. We further support the research that indicates a positive link between being read aloud to and increased literacy skills upon entering school. Being read aloud to sharpens focus, increases vocabulary, improves listening and reading skills and results in greater comprehension. Being read to prior to entering school also exposes children to a larger vocabulary, assists in letter and number recognition and most importantly, teaches children to sit still and focus, which will be expected in kindergarten. We also recognize that there is an art to reading aloud that enhances the experience for the listener and helps them to better comprehend and builds critical and creative thinking. We understand that reading is a basic fundamental skill which all future learning depends upon. Back to Basics Literacy is continually looking at new and innovative approaches to learning but feel that the simplest and basic methods are the best. Check out our website for ideas and suggestions and to sign up for classes in the art of reading.

""Learning is not one-size-fits all," Braden, a home-schooling mother of one, told Fox News." 👏😍 Yes, yes, YES! We here ...
04/09/2023

""Learning is not one-size-fits all," Braden, a home-schooling mother of one, told Fox News."

👏😍 Yes, yes, YES! We here are BTBL couldn't agree more with the vision and work of these two home-school moms from Texas. Children need opportunities to explore and learn while connecting with nature.

Two home-schooling moms started a forest school that would allow home-based education families to form a community and their kids to learn in nature.

📔 Reading is the fundamental skill which all future learning depends upon, and research has shown that a child who does ...
03/06/2023

📔 Reading is the fundamental skill which all future learning depends upon, and research has shown that a child who does not learn the basics of reading early will often struggle throughout their educational career and in life.

📗 The most meaningful action you can take to aid your child in building the knowledge that is needed for success in reading is to read aloud to them every day.



👉 Learn more about the importance of reading aloud:

Reading is the fundamental skill which all future learning depends upon and research has shown that a child who does not learn the basics of reading early will often struggle throughout their...

starting today! Make reading a priority this year.
01/01/2023

starting today! Make reading a priority this year.


Make reading aloud every day for at least 15 minutes your New Year's resolution!

Happy Hanukkah to all those who celebrate! 🕎
12/20/2022

Happy Hanukkah to all those who celebrate! 🕎

A lifelong love of books begins with regular, consistent read alouds with trusted, caring adults. We have to set the exa...
12/20/2022

A lifelong love of books begins with regular, consistent read alouds with trusted, caring adults. We have to set the example and make reading a priority.

Happy ! 🌹🇺🇸This week, I've been reading The Poppy Lady by Barbara Elizabeth Walsh with my students, teaching them why p...
11/11/2022

Happy ! 🌹🇺🇸

This week, I've been reading The Poppy Lady by Barbara Elizabeth Walsh with my students, teaching them why poppies are the symbol we use to honor our Veterans. After the story, all of my students had the opportunity to make their own poppy. We then used those poppies to decorate the hallway outside of the library for this special day.

Thank you, Veterans, for your service!

Survey says...reading aloud is beneficial for everyone!
11/07/2022

Survey says...reading aloud is beneficial for everyone!

A new study finds that giving children e-books is no replacement for reading aloud with an adult.

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2158244016669973"The survey results suggest that families are spending more tim...
11/02/2022

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2158244016669973

"The survey results suggest that families are spending more time reading to children, and relationships between and among family members are changing. The parents who read more than once a day rose from 24% to 43%. The number of parents who never read to their children shrank from 2.0% to 0. Fathers and older siblings participated in reading stories to younger children."

A 10-question Likert-type scale survey was presented to parents of children enrolled in the Imagination Library’s (IL) program. IL sends age-appropriate books o...

Last week, I read by Aaron Reynolds to my students and then they all had the opportunity to flex their creative muscle...
10/28/2022

Last week, I read by Aaron Reynolds to my students and then they all had the opportunity to flex their creative muscles making a creepy carrot of their own!

The power of books.
10/03/2022

The power of books.

Children receiving books from the Imagination Library, set up by icon Dolly Parton, read more frequently and perform better at reading and development assessments than their peers, new Swansea University research has revealed.

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