Parents
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Reading Tips for Parents
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Choose a quiet spot for you and your child. |
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Read aloud at least 15 minutes each day to your child |
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Establish a routine time and place to read to your child (not just at bedtime) |
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Talk with your child when you play and do daily activities together |
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Visit the library/bookstore with your child to attend story times, choose books for use at home, etc. |
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Obtain library cards for yourself and your children |
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Make a special place at home where your child can read and write |
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Keep books and other reading materials where your child can reach them |
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Keep washable, nontoxic crayons and markers and paper where your child can reach them |
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Take books and writing supplies whenever you leave home, so that your child can read and write wherever you go |
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Show your child how you read every day for fun and work |
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Point out to your children the printed words in your home and in the community |
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Talk with your children about their experiences |
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Encourage your child to read independently in his or her own way (”reading” words that aren’t really in print to tell a story) |
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Verbally “label” familiar object as you talk with your child |
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Talk to your child as if he or she is a reader now |
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Listen to your child |
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Talk about how you use reading every day. |
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Talk about every day happenings. Explain what you are doing and how things work |
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Make your reading fun by using different voices for different parts of the story |
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Talk about the book that you are reading with your child. Help him or her to make connections |