Reading 

 

Tips for reading with your child at home:

• Make sure that you have a special “home reading” time every day.

• Read to your child every day.  This can be a story, a letter, or a poem.

• Have a quiet reading area where books are easily accessible.

• If your child is already a reader, listen to your child read something every day.

When your child comes to a word they don’t know:

• Wait for a while and let your child think about it.

• Remind your child that pictures in stories often give us clues.

• Sound out the beginning sound of the word and see what would make sense in that sentence.

• If your child still can’t get the word, tell them the word.

When you have finished reading, talk about what you have read. 

• Ask what your child liked or didn’t like about the story. 

• Talk about the illustrations and revisit interesting or new words.

• Was there a problem in the story?  What was it?  What was the solution?

• Who was the main character?  Where did the story take place?

• What happened in the beginning?  Middle?  End?

Our goal is to motivate children to develop a life-long love of reading.  Thank you for helping us work toward that goal.


What's Going On In Your Child's Brain When You Read Them A Story?
https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/05/24/611609366/whats-going-on-in-your-childs-brain-when-you-read-them-a-story.