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Celebrate Reading

& Help Your Child Develop a Love for It!

By Kimberly Blaker

There are many ways parents can promote a love of reading and encourage their kids to read not only during the school year but year-round.

Read to Your Children

Begin reading to your child very early. The National Education Association (NEA) suggests infancy is an excellent time to start. As your child grows, encourage their participation in reading the story with or to you. Although your child may not be ready to read, they often memorize some of their favorite books or pages. Making your child an active participant will help develop their love for reading.

Visit the Local Library

Think of the library as a big free educational toy store. Help your child choose some books, but also encourage him or her to select some on their own. Your child can also take home audiobooks, video games, videos, and music CDs.

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Help Your Child Build a Collection

One thing common among reading lovers is how much they enjoy having their own book collection. Help your child grow a personal library of their favorite series, author, or genre. Then give your child a special shelf to store and display the collection.

Play Word Games

Look for board, computer, or phone games that help kids develop their reading and spelling skills and vocabulary.

Subscribe Your Child to a Magazine

There's a host of kids' magazines on the market and something for every age group. It will give your child something to look forward to each month and build enthusiasm for reading.

Read In Front of Your Kids

Show kids that reading isn't just a school requirement, but rather a lifelong activity. Let them see you reading both to learn and for pleasure.

Form a Kids’ Book Club

If your child is interested in it, this is a great way to build excitement for reading. You'll want to find kids who are all at about the same reading level. You'll need to decide where to hold the weekly or monthly meetings, which could be at your house, or perhaps your school or public library will provide you space.

Set up a reading room. Find a quiet area in your home to designate as the reading area. It should have comfy seating, perhaps even a bean bag or two, pillows, blankets, and good lighting.

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