10 Ways To Make Reading Fun For Your Child
January 15, 2007
10 Ways
To Make Reading
Fun For Your Child
1. Read aloud together. Bring stories to life by using gestures and different voices for characters.
2. Create a comfortable reading spot that your child helps to arrange and decorate.
3. Make reading time special. Turn off the TV and limit other distractions.
4. Provide reading-related surprises. Let your child stay up a little late to finish a chapter or a book, or turn out the lights and let your child read by flashlight.
5. Give books as gifts. Choose ones that you think your child will enjoy.
6. Start a home library. Devote all or part of a bookshelf as a place your child can keep books.
7. Share some laughs. Take turns reading to each other from a book of jokes or humorous story.
8. Encourage everyone to read while waiting for appointments or riding in the car, or at other “down “ times.
9. If your child is interested in learning to do something new, have him/her find out more by reading about it.
10. Share your excitement about books and reading, Talk about things you have read and why you enjoyed them.
Remember: Positive reinforcement helps, Praise your child for every reading achievement!
