"Just one more story, please!" This was often a plea to postpone bedtime when my children were small. Despite the ulterior motives I suspected, I was glad my toddlers and pre-school children loved books and would listen attentively while I read.
      Like many parents, I understood the educational value of reading. It is the cornerstone of education, and as home school parents, it is our primary concern-particularly in the kindergarten and elementary years. We, therefore, begin to instill a love of reading in our children many years before they are able to read for themselves. We want to prepare our children for a quality education, and we do this by reading to them.
      But are pre-reading skills and a love of stories and books all they are gaining? Should parents stop reading to children who know how to read and love books? Is there something more to be gained from reading aloud together?

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