Reading with your child is one of the most important activities you can do with them. Try to spend 15 minutes a day reading aloud to your child. Children who are read to are more likely to want to read themselves, allowing them to jump right into reading when they start school.
Here are some tips for reading with your child:
- Point out letters all around you - on signs, packages, trucks, and trains.
- Read ABC books.
- Talk about the pictures in books and ask your child to describe what is happening.
- Point out words on a page and match the word to the picture in the book.
- Attend a storytime at any of our locations. We even have some during the evenings and on the weekends.
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