How to Help Your Reader At Home
READ ALOUD TO YOUR CHILD AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE. CHILDREN OF ALL AGES LOVE TO HEAR BOOKS READ ALOUD. EVEN IF THAT INCLUDES THE NEWSPAPER!
DISCUSS WHAT YOU READ, YOUR CHILD WILL DEVELOP THINKING SKILLS.
GET A LIBRARY CARD FOR YOUR CHILD. VISIT THE LIBRARY OFTEN (THAT MEANS THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE YEAR, NOT JUST THE SUMMER )
MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD HAS HIS/HER OWN BOOKS. ENCOURAGE RELATIVES TO GIVE BOOKS AS GIFTS.
ENCOURAGE YOUR CHILD TO READ TO FRIENDS AND RELATIVES.
LET YOUR CHILD SEE YOU READING. PARENTS ARE THE BEST ROLE MODELS.
PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO WRITE. HAVE YOUR CHILD WRITE GROCERY LISTS, THANK YOU NOTES, A JOURNAL, ETC. ASK THEM TO WRITE ABOUT THEIR BOOK AND USE THEIR CREATIVITY!
MONITOR TELEVISION WATCHING AND VIDEO GAME PLAYING. SET TIME LIMITS.
SUBSCRIBE TO A CHILDREN'S MAGAZINE. SOME MAGAZINES FOR CHILDREN INCLUDE ZOOBOOKS, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED FOR KIDS AND NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC FOR KIDS. THESE ARE ALSO FOUND IN THE PUBLIC LIBRARIES
DISCUSS WHAT YOU READ, YOUR CHILD WILL DEVELOP THINKING SKILLS.
GET A LIBRARY CARD FOR YOUR CHILD. VISIT THE LIBRARY OFTEN (THAT MEANS THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE YEAR, NOT JUST THE SUMMER )
MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD HAS HIS/HER OWN BOOKS. ENCOURAGE RELATIVES TO GIVE BOOKS AS GIFTS.
ENCOURAGE YOUR CHILD TO READ TO FRIENDS AND RELATIVES.
LET YOUR CHILD SEE YOU READING. PARENTS ARE THE BEST ROLE MODELS.
PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO WRITE. HAVE YOUR CHILD WRITE GROCERY LISTS, THANK YOU NOTES, A JOURNAL, ETC. ASK THEM TO WRITE ABOUT THEIR BOOK AND USE THEIR CREATIVITY!
MONITOR TELEVISION WATCHING AND VIDEO GAME PLAYING. SET TIME LIMITS.
SUBSCRIBE TO A CHILDREN'S MAGAZINE. SOME MAGAZINES FOR CHILDREN INCLUDE ZOOBOOKS, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED FOR KIDS AND NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC FOR KIDS. THESE ARE ALSO FOUND IN THE PUBLIC LIBRARIES