| We all know that learning to read is an important part | | | | Reading to your child is the most important part of |
| of growing up for a child. Learning to read is also | | | | helping your child become a reader. Teaching reading |
| essential to future success both in school and in life. | | | | involves teaching children to love reading. The more |
| Older children and adults who struggle with reading will | | | | fun your child has with books from an early age then |
| struggle in the future in terms of both professional | | | | the more interested they will be when they reach |
| prospects as well as personal life. Reading is quite | | | | school age in becoming a reader. Reading to your child |
| simply a part of every day modern life. While we all | | | | also improves your child's emergent literacy skills |
| know that helping our children learn to read is | | | | including vocabulary, knowledge, and print awareness |
| important, many parents struggle with what they can | | | | such as how a book works. Reading to your child on a |
| do as non-educators to teach children to read. There | | | | regular basis gives your pre-reader a jumpstart in |
| are three simple ways you can teach your child to | | | | learning to read and continuing to read to your child |
| read - expose them to the world of literacy, read to | | | | even after they learn to read helps improve their |
| them, and give them the tools they need to become | | | | vocabulary and reading skills. |
| literate. | | | | Giving your child the tools they need to become literate |
| It is important to expose children to the world of | | | | is also important. Some parents handicap their |
| literacy from a very young age. This means | | | | children's efforts to learn to read by not helping them |
| demonstrating on a daily basis how important reading | | | | master the alphabet and beginning letter sounds |
| is by sharing the various ways the written word is a | | | | before school begins. Other parents discourage |
| part of daily modern life from street signs to food | | | | learning to read by not providing age-appropriate |
| labels to printed literature. It is also important to teach | | | | reading material. If there are no books or magazines in |
| young children how print works, such as the fact we | | | | the house to read then how can a child learn to read? |
| read from left to right and top to bottom. Readers | | | | Still other parents do not speak properly to their |
| know this is the way literature works but non-readers | | | | children, perhaps using baby talk, to encourage the |
| need to be taught. You should also make sure your | | | | development of vocabulary and grammar skills. You |
| child has reading material available that is suitable and | | | | can be involved in helping your child learn to read by |
| age appropriate. You can either provide your child with | | | | giving your child the tools they need to become literate. |
| a library of their own or if money is tight then make | | | | If you follow these three simple steps you can teach |
| sure they have a library card and visit regularly. | | | | your child to read. Teaching reading is as simple as |
| Exposing your child to the world of literacy from a | | | | exposing them to the world of literacy, reading to them, |
| young age is an important part of teaching reading. | | | | and giving them the tools they need to become literate. |