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Reading Tips
READING TIPS
- Encourage 20 minutes of reading everyday from a book of your child's choice.
- Help your child find books that are at the appropriate reading level.
- Show that you value reading by filling your home with books, magazines, and newspapers.
- Talk about mail, advertisements, and food labels.
- Talk about words.
- Show your child that adults also learn new words. Keep a running list of new words that you want to learn together.
- Encourage your child to write letters or postcards or perhaps your child might be interested in keeping a journal.
- Show interest in what your child is reading. Ask questions about the plot of the story. Ask about the characters.
- Set a goal as to the number of books your child might be able to read over a period of time. Celebrate the successful completion of that goal.
- Rent videos on a topic your child likes and find books on a similiar topic.
- Watch the movies of some of the books they have read and talk about the similarities and differences.