General Tips for Reading Aloud with Your Child

&   Select a wide variety of books and magazines that both of you will enjoy (include fiction, folk tales, poetry, non-fiction, historical fiction, mysteries, etc.)

&   Continue to read to or with your child, even if they are very independent readers

&   Spend a few minutes after reading for a relaxed discussion – not a quiz – on what was just read

&   Encourage your child’s participation – joining in on repeated phrases, making comments, asking questions, predicting what will happen next, or reading parts of the book

&   Find an appropriate pace – don’t read too fast or too slow; adjust your pace to the book and your child

Make time to read together!

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