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For
the primary grades, read aloud to your child for 15 minutes
every day. Stop at several points in the story and ask
your child what he/she thinks will happen next
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Get
your child his/her own library card. Take him/her to
the public library at least once a month.
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Ask
family members to listen to your child read aloud while they
are cooking, cleaning, driving, or relaxing.
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The
car is a good place for you to practice reading skills with
your children. Have them read signs, billboards, and
other words around them. On car trips, play such word
games as rhyming and spelling.
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Read
with your child. Alternate listening to your child
read a page or paragraph with you reading a page or
paragraph.
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Check
your child’s backpack each evening and ask them about
assignments that they did at school. Help them review
their weekly spelling lists.
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Help
your younger children learn their letters and spelling words
by using things such as play-doh, shaving cream, or sidewalk
chalk to write them.
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Fill
your house with books, magazines, comic books, newspapers
– any and all reading materials.
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For
the older kids, bedtime reading does not have to end.
Continue reading aloud each night, but with a twist:
Take turns reading a page or a chapter.
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Play
games that involve reading, such as Scrabble or Boggle.
Encourage crossword puzzles and other word games.
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Turn
computer time into reading time by suggesting that your
youngster read news and information online or play computer
word games.
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Make
time to talk about what your child is reading. Talk
about what you’re reading, too.
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Have
a family reading hour. Schedule a “no television”
time – reading date every few days.
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Let
your child choose reading material that interests him/her.
Whether it’s fiction, comic books, or baseball cards, a
youngster who follows his/her heart will read more often and
with more pleasure.
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Finally---PRAISE
YOUR CHILD FOR READING!
