• Read to/with your child every day.
• Obtain a library card. Let your child help you choose books you both will enjoy.
• Build an appreciation for different kinds of books.
• Discuss the title and author. Look at the pictures in the book and predict what thestory might be about. Never cover up the pictures.
• Let the child point to the words, read along with you, or read aloud to you.
• Read with expression and exchange thoughts and feelings about the story.
• Find ways to relate the story to your own experiences or experiences of the child.
• Keep books and story tapes in the car and pack them when you go out.
• Be a good reading model. Show that you enjoy reading and they will too.