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Tips for Parents to Help Their Child Read
Set an example for your child. Read every day – newspapers, magazines, and books. Share something interesting or funny that you have read.
Have books available in your home. Take your child to the public library often. Help your child discover the joy of reading by making reading a pleasant experience. Create excitement by reading with expression; use finger puppets to retell the story.
- Read with your child for 15 minutes a day. Short, regular sessions encourage the reading habit.
- Use these 15 minutes in a variety of ways:
- Have your child read aloud to you.
- Read aloud to your child.
- Read the same page silently and then discuss it.
- Share the reading time by sitting together, each enjoying anything that is interesting – jokes, recipes, sports, poetry, or biographies.
- At the end of the 15 minutes if your child wants to continue reading, by all means encourage the child to do so.
Reading to or with your child can make a tremendous difference in their development. Teachers provide a child with the tools needed to learn, but reading skills need to be practiced. Parents can help make the difference.
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