Let your children see you read every day. They will
learn that reading is important.
Read for enjoyment. Your children will copy what you do.
Make sure your children have books and other printed
materials.
Point out the letters and words that you see everywhere.
Read aloud traffic signs, street signs, store signs, billboards, and maps
as you travel to and from home and elsewhere.
Give your children supplies for writing, such as a chalkboard,
chalk, markers, highlighters, a marker board, paper, pencils, and
crayons.
Give your children books as gifts on birthdays and on
special holidays.
When reading a book
with your children, you can:
Take your time reading. Do not rush.
Point to the words as you read. Help them to see
that there are spaces between words, that you read from
the top of the page to the bottom, and that you read from left to right.
Ask them to think about the story as you read it
From time to time, talk about specific letters and words
in the story
Get library cards for your children and let them
choose books to check out.
Let your children participate in community literacy
programs. Enroll them in library-sponsored summer reading programs.
Encourage your older children to read with your younger
children.
Remember to keep reading aloud to your children even after
they read on their own!
