- Let your child see you read every day to demonstrate that reading is important. Read for enjoyment and your child will copy what you do.
- Make sure there are books and other printed materials of interest to your child in your home.
- Put messages to family members under a magnet on the refrigerator or pin them on a home bulletin board so they can easily be read.
- Give books as gifts on birthdays and on special holidays.
- Talk about a story you and your child read and relate it to personal experiences.
- Provide books and other materials about things of interest to your child.
- Have your child read game instructions, recipe directions, assembly directions, comic books, catalogs, toy advertisements, and children's magazines.
- Set aside a special time during the week for everyone in the family to read. Turn off the television. This shows your child that reading is important and pleasurable for everyone in the family.
- Select many kinds of books, stories, and other printed material to read aloud. Also, help your child choose different types of books and stories to read on his/her own.