Tips for reading with your child:

• Help your child think about what he or she has just read

• Ask your child to retell the story

• Ask your child to make predictions about what will happen next

• Help your child compare and contrast what he or she is reading with real life

• Talk about the different characters

• Share each other's favorite parts of the book

Things you can do at home:

Make your home a reading home

• Provide 20-30 minutes of uninterrupted reading time every day

• Find a comfortable spot where your child can read

Read out loud to your child

• This is a time to have fun

• Read with expression, laugh together

• Discuss books with your child

Have your child read out loud to you every day

• Ask your child to read to you and other family members

• Try and arrange that your child reads for at least 20 minutes daily

• Focus your conversation on the meaning of the story

• Don't focus on mistakes (by focusing on mistakes, you can cause your child to lose the desire to read to you)

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