Ready, Set, Read!
Parents of young children have many worthy goals; one most certainly being that they would get an excellent education. Reading is the cornerstone of this goal. The following are some actions that you can take to insure that your child becomes a successful reader.
- Every day set aside 30 minutes to read to and with your child. Schedule this special time to be a happy and nurturing experience; perhaps right before bedtime might work for you. Reading develops your child’s brain and broadens his world-view and experience.
- Let your child see that you enjoy reading, and that learning new things is a rewarding pursuit for you. When learning to read becomes challenging at times, he will have the perseverance and incentive to keep working at it because he can see how much you enjoy reading.
- Use the public library as one of your better resources. Not only can you check out a wide variety of appropriate books for your child, but the librarians can recommend the best selections for your child’s age and interests.
- Give books as gifts to your child. Electronics are fun and exciting, but books develop your child’s imagination and the critical learning skills he will need throughout his scholastic years and beyond.
- Limit television watching. As you know television can take over a child’s life if you allow it to. Replace that vegetative time with reading by providing a wonderful collection of quality books in your home library, and playing mind stimulating games as a family.
With these simple practices you are setting the stage for your children to become effective readers and adding rich dimensions to their lives as life-time learners.
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