University of California -- Spanish Broadcast and Media Services
Reading is the foundation for all future learning. Reading
also enriches a child's life.
All parents can help children with reading. Above
all, they can make reading interesting and enjoyable
and show that it is important. Children who enjoy
reading are likely to read frequently.
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- Start
reading aloud to your child at an early age. Use
simple picture books.
- Read
to your child every day. A family reading routine
stresses the importance and value of reading. Find
a quiet, cozy place to read together.
- Make
storytime special. Treat this time together as
a bonus, not an alternative to other activities. Add
interest by reading poems and riddles, singing songs,
and sharing memories and daily experiences.
- Put
life into your reading. Change your voice for
different characters. Let your voice get soft and
loud.
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other ways to encourage your children to participate actively
with you. Let them choose the book and turn the pages.
Ask them to guess what will happen during a story.
Continue reading with your children after they start
school. Children are often interested in books that
they cannot yet read.
Let your children see you reading. Keep books, magazines,
and newspapers around the home. Take books in the car,
to doctor's offices, restaurants, and on vacation.
Buy books as gifts, borrow books from the library, and
give your children a special place to keep their books.
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Give
your child a chance to know and love books. This is a gift
that will last a lifetime!
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NASD Review: 04/2002
This material
is based upon work supported by the Extension Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, under special project number
91-ESPN-1-5169
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Produced
by the University of California's Spanish Broadcast and Media
Services, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Myriam
Grajales-Hall, coordinator.
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