• Tips for Helping Your Child Become a Better Reader
    • Set a good example for your children.  Let them see you read every day.
    • Make reading together a fun activity and one that you and your child look forward to.
    • Visit the library often. Take advantage of the many literacy clubs and activities it offers.  Help your child choose books that are of interest to him/her.
    • Read to your child every day, even if it is just for 10 minutes.  Read to your child even once he/she starts to read independently. 
    • Talk about what you read and encourage your child to predict what might come next.  Just make sure not to overanalyze a book and make reading seem more like work.
    • Do not focus on correcting your child's mistakes that do not change the meaning.  Comprehension is the ultimate goal.  If your child is understanding what he/she is reading, he/she is on the right track!
    • Talk about the beginning, middle, and end of the story.
    • Encourage your child to make connections while they are reading.  Talk about connections they may have to events in their own lives and/or to other books they may have read.
    • Talk about similarities and differences between books, characters, and anything else from the book that may interest your child.
    • Have your child read to a younger sibling or friend.
    • Join a book club.
    • Give your children books or magazine subscriptions as gifts.
    • Provide lots of opportunities for reading.
    • Most of all, have fun reading and enjoy!!!