Participate in Your Child's Reading
Make Summer Reading FUN!
As a parent your support and involvement are an important part of your child's summer reading success. Here are some ideas that can help make this summer's reading program a fun and positive experience for your child.
Help your child set a realistic goal for summer reading. Sit down together and agree on a time that will be spent reading each week or a number of books that your child will try to read during the summer vacation.
Establish a family reading time in your home. Having a set time several times a week when everyone reads for fifteen to thirty minutes shows your children that you value books and reading.
Encourage your children to share favorite stories with you. Reading aloud to an adult or telling a story allows the child to practice important skills of oral reading and comprehension.
Talk about books together. Tell your child about something you have read and let her tell you about what she is reading. Occasionally read something your child has enjoyed.
Appreciate all the books your child selects, even the ones that look "too easy." Like adults, children like to read some books that are fun and effortless to read.
Read aloud to your child. Even when children are able to read, they still enjoy listening to books read aloud. Reading a chapter or two of a children's novel every day also helps increase children's listening skills.
When you are on long car trips, read a book aloud or listen to an audio book as a family. It's a great way to pass the time.
Bring your child to the library often. In addition to books and other materials, the library offers special programs for children throughout the summer.
As a parent your support and involvement are an important part of your child's summer reading success. Here are some ideas that can help make this summer's reading program a fun and positive experience for your child.
Help your child set a realistic goal for summer reading. Sit down together and agree on a time that will be spent reading each week or a number of books that your child will try to read during the summer vacation.
Establish a family reading time in your home. Having a set time several times a week when everyone reads for fifteen to thirty minutes shows your children that you value books and reading.
Encourage your children to share favorite stories with you. Reading aloud to an adult or telling a story allows the child to practice important skills of oral reading and comprehension.
Talk about books together. Tell your child about something you have read and let her tell you about what she is reading. Occasionally read something your child has enjoyed.
Appreciate all the books your child selects, even the ones that look "too easy." Like adults, children like to read some books that are fun and effortless to read.
Read aloud to your child. Even when children are able to read, they still enjoy listening to books read aloud. Reading a chapter or two of a children's novel every day also helps increase children's listening skills.
When you are on long car trips, read a book aloud or listen to an audio book as a family. It's a great way to pass the time.
Bring your child to the library often. In addition to books and other materials, the library offers special programs for children throughout the summer.
Find Inspiring Books
Here are some guides to good reads:
- 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up. ed. by Julia Eccleshare
- The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child. by Donalyn Miller
- The Between The Lions Book For Parents: Everything You Need To Know To Help Your Child Learn To Read. By Linda K. Rath and Louise Kennedy
- Raising Bookworms: Getting Kids Reading for Pleasure and Empowerment. by Emma Walton Hamilton
- Gotcha good! Non-fiction Books to Get Kids Excited About Reading. by Kathleen A. Baxter and Martha Agness Kochel
- 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up. ed. by Julia Eccleshare
- The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child. by Donalyn Miller
- The Between The Lions Book For Parents: Everything You Need To Know To Help Your Child Learn To Read. By Linda K. Rath and Louise Kennedy
- Raising Bookworms: Getting Kids Reading for Pleasure and Empowerment. by Emma Walton Hamilton
- Gotcha good! Non-fiction Books to Get Kids Excited About Reading. by Kathleen A. Baxter and Martha Agness Kochel
Ask the library staff to assist you in locating these and other materials!
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