Read, Read, Read!
Read lots of books.
Read books that you can read easily by yourself.
Read with someone when reading a book that you don't know some of the words so they can help you.
Don't read books that are hard for you. These are books that someone should read to you and you can follow along.
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Helping Your Child Be A Better Reader
The child who develops a love for reading gains a lifelong desire to read and learn. Read over these tips for helping your child be a better reader.
· Encourage your child to read to younger brothers and sisters, or friends and relatives.
· After reading a books, your child can do some fun activities involving story characters.
Use a sock to make a puppet of a character.
Make bookmarks about the story characters.
Write a note to a character in the story.
· Visit a public library with your child. Help him or her get a library card. Show him or her through the children?s section of the library. Attend special children?s programs too.
· Encourage your child to read quietly for ten minutes before going to bed.
· When you sort the mail, let your child open and read the ?junk mail? that you plan to discard.
· Take books along on car trips and to appointments so your child has reading materials handy!
Share the joy of reading with your child. Help your child get started doing more reading today!
Happy Reading!
Mrs. Hernandez
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