In a recent research study performed by Developmental Studies staff at Purdue University, it was found that there is a link between a child’s interest in literacy and their behavior.  The study focused on low-income preschoolers ages 3-5.  One specific finding of the study noted that book choices available to children are important and that parents and teachers need to ensure that there are a variety of books available that both girls and boys would be interested in.  United Way of King County’s Volunteer Reader Program ensures that we provide our sites and volunteers with a variety of books both fiction (playful and fantasy books) and non-fiction (books about animals, the planet, trains, cars, etc.) so that all of the children who participate in our program have a variety of books/subjects to choose from.  To read the entire article about literacy and children’s behavior, please click on the following link: http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110519DobbsOatesLiteracy.html#.Tf0VYltC2ds;twitter