Parents are their children's first teachers. They can provide their children with more experiences with books, and they can help motivate their children to read.  Here are some suggestions: Read Aloud to your child every day. Encourage your child to select books by intreest. Discuss books with your child. Encourage your child to write a journal or diary from the perspective of the main character in the book being read. Create hand puppers and act our a book they have read. Explore answers to questions by using informational books. Read poetry together that contains rhyme, let your child fill in the word that rhymes.