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Reading With Your Child
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!
