New Year Resolutions That Grow Readers
Reading is the foundation for all other learning. Help your children grow as readers by
encouraging the following at home:
*Read aloud to your children even if they are able to read for themselves. It will
help them academically and it is a great way to talk and bond with your children.
*Set aside a special time each day that you and your child devote to reading.
*Show your child that reading just isn’t for the classroom. Let your children catch
you reading whenever possible.
*Create a special place for you and your child to read.
*Telling stories from your personal life is a fun way to teach values, pass on family
history and build your child’s listening and thinking skills. You could even write a
family book.
*Build your child’s affection and respect for reading by helping them create their
own personal library.
*Recording books is one way to enable a young reader to enjoy a favorite book
again and again.
*Grandparents, parents, brothers and sisters can record their favorite stories on
tape or the whole family can join in and play different characters.
*Newspapers, magazines, and books are obvious reading choices, but don’t dismiss
road signs, menus, billboards, cereal boxes and lots of other everyday items. Read
aloud anything with words and present reading as a way to discover the world.