1. Read to your child every day/night for 20
minutes.
2. Name the title, author, and illustrator of
the book before reading.
3. Go on a “picture walk” through
the first few pages of the storybook. (“What can you
tell about this story from the title and the picture on the
cover?” “Who are the characters? “What are
they doing? “What do you see in the background of this
picture?)
4. Ask your child to predict what the story
will be about. (“What do you think will happen in the
story?” “How do you know?” “Let’s
find out!”)
5. Ask your child to predict throughout the
book. Stop and ask questions along the way. Encourage your
child to ask questions about the story and to find the answers
to their questions.
6. Help your child find letters, sounds, and
words that he or she already knows. (“I see one of your
spelling words. Can you find one and read it to me?) Help your
child read sentences. Ask, “Do the words make sense?” “Do
the words match the pictures?”
7. Ask your child to retell or summarize the
story. You can be one of the characters and your child can
be another. Act out the story. Use puppets to tell the story.
Draw pictures to tell the story. Have fun!
8. Make flash cards for letters and words out
of any kind of paper. Practice reading flash cards every day.
Play a game like “Rummy” or “Concentration” or “Go
Fish” together. Make cards out of any kind of paper.
The whole family can play together.
9. Go to the Library. Help your child learn
how to check a book out. Learning to borrow books from the
library and reading every day/night encourages good reading
for a life time!
10. Turn off the T.V. and read your book or
newspaper or magazine while your child is enjoying reading
his or her books. Your child will see you enjoying your reading
and will imitate you. You are your child’s most important
teacher!!!
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