Great readers truly love to read. All readers may not love to read novels but that’s the great thing about reading, there are so many different kinds of text to read! It is important that your child find something that they love to read. Below are some tips to foster a LOVE of reading!
WE LOVE TO READ!
- Let your child explore all different kinds of text. Expose them to books, magazines, comics, e-books, newspapers and more! Let them choose what they want to read.
- Model great reading for your child. Show them how you can gain new information from text.
- Develop reading routines and establish reading times each day. Read aloud to your child.
- Take them to the library or bookstore. Ask your child’s teacher for other ways to borrow books.
- Talk to your child about what they’re reading, ask them questions to check for understanding.
