How can parents help their children develop good reading skills?
Parents and caregivers can try a number of things to help their children develop good reading skills: • Share conversations with your child at meal times and at other times you are together, such as during a trip to the grocery store or while running errands, to help teach new words. This activity will help your child improve his or her vocabulary. • Read together every day, and talk about what you read. Your child will begin to understand that stories have a beginning, a middle, and an end, and that some stories tell us about the world we live in. • Be your child’s best advocate in school. • Be a model for your child by being a reader and a writer yourself. • Engage your child in reading by visiting the library often.
