• Have a scheduled reading time each day.

• Give your child your undivided attention.

• Discuss the meaning of the vocabulary   wordsin the story.

• Have your child retell the story by looking
   at the pictures.

• Ask questions that develop 21st Century
  thinking such as:



• What do you think will happen next?

• Why did________do that?

• What would happen if__________?

• Can you think of a different ending?

• What are the reasons for ________?

• What are some other ways that______?  

• Tell me the story.

• Studies show that children who are read to by their parents have educational and social advantages over their peers.

• Reading to your child accelerates vocabulary development. Did you know that a child’svocabulary development has the highest correlation with school success?

• Reading to your child helps him or her acquire beginning literacy skills. This includes an understanding that words are made up ofsmaller sounds. (phonemic awareness)

• Reading to your child improves his or her thinking skills. This is especially true if the books include stories that teach childrenhow to conquer challenges and overcome fears.

• Reading to your child helps your childlearn the basic sight words necessary for success in beginning reading.