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Look for new books and authors that your child may enjoy.
Organize an area dedicated to reading and writing tools, including paper and writing utensils
Visit the library for story time and book recommendations
Encourage your child to talk about what he’s read
Talk to your child, and sprinkle interesting words into your conversation.
Offer a variety of books to read.
Read with your child every day.
Expand your home library to include magazines and nonction
Ask questions if you’re concerned about your child’s development.
Decide to raise a reader!
Have conversations before, during, and after reading together
Use open-ended questions to ask the child to think about the book’s messages and what is happening. See the box below for examples of questions to ask children when reading different types of books.
• Ask the child to apply the book’s messages to the world around him by connecting events to his own life.
• Ask more and more complex questions, so the child continues to build her vocabulary and language skills.
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