General Tips for Reading Together:

• Allow your child to see you reading.
• Read with expression; read slowly
• The more your child participates in the story, the greater the understanding.
• Encourage your child to participate by asking open ended questions that make your child think, such as, "What would you do?"
• Alternate reading with your child; take turns reading a page or chapter each.
• Along with a read aloud time, plan an independent reading time also.
• Keep plenty of reading materials around the house.
• Involve your child in selecting books as much as possible.
• Matching the right book with the right child takes time. Be patient!
• Make sure that you, as the reader, enjoy the story.
• If a story isn't working, STOP READING!

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