- Read to your child every day—it’s never too early to start!
- Make reading a part of your daily routine.
- Model inflection in your voice and read with expression.
- Children who are not reading yet can “read a story” by describing what’s happening in the pictures and learn directionality (reading and turning pages from left to right).
- As children begin learning and recognizing letters, have them identify some of the letters as you read.
- Visit the public library frequently! Children love picking out new books to read or looking for books by a favorite author or series.
- Don’t forget to read some nonfiction too! Libraries have great collections of nonfiction at a variety of reading levels to satisfy kids’ wonderful curiosities and interests in animals, plants, trucks, volcanoes, etc.
- It is important for children to REREAD stories. This helps improve their reading fluency and practice reading with expression.
- Kids can read to younger siblings, pets, or stuffed animals too!
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