Oct 10, 2021

Encouraging a Love of Reading Early on with Your Children

One of the best activities to add to your daily routine is reading to your child, even if it’s only for 20 minutes. Regular and consistent reading at home directly impacts a child’s success at school, but finding time to consistently read at home isn’t always easy.

Reading may not come easily to your child or may not keep their attention. Because every child learns differently, at-home reading may require you to think outside of the box to get your child interested. What’s important is finding a way to make your child feel successful and confident when it comes to reading. Finding out what works for you and your child will require some trial and error. To help you, we’ve put together a list of our favorite reading tips:

Read out loud with your child.
Read a book with the whole family.
Be consistent. Make reading part of your everyday routine.
Don’t make reading a chore. It can be quick, just make sure you are dedicating time to read with your child.
Make reading exciting! Read with expression, emotion, and flare! This can help your child understand the story better. This is also a good model of fluent reading.
Help your child make connections with real life. Take time to stop and look and talk about the pictures. Try guessing what will come next in the story.
Take turns telling stories or making up your own stories.

Creating a connection with your child, through language, will be extremely beneficial. Find what works best for you and your child and integrate it into your schedule.

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