Dear Readers,
How do you grow a reader?
Step 1: From infancy to the birth of your child, read, read, read to your unborn baby.
Step 2: From birth read to your newborn child
Step 3: Build your child a library with picture books and bright colored books.
Step 4: Read the picture books to your baby and point to the pictures as you read.
Step 5: While reading to your child, animate your voice and facial expression.
As your child gets older:
Step 6: Take your child to the library or bookstore often
Step 7: Encourage your child to ask questions as you read to him/her
Step 8: Let your child see you reading and how much you enjoy reading.
Step 9: Go to story hour at the library
Step 10: Read bedtime stories to your child every night
For fluent readers and school age:
Step 11: Have your child read 20 to 30 minutes a day
HAPPY READING!!
