BLOG #33, SERIES 4

WEDNESDAYS WITH DR. JOE

TEN TIPS TO PARENTS TO STIMULATE

CHILDREN’S READING

August 14, 2013

Often parents ask me what they ought to do to encourage their children to fall in love with reading.  When the Child Study Book Committee was requested to come up with answers, this is their response:

1.    Choose books related to the child’s personal interests.

2.    Offer books with appealing illustrations.

3.    Offer several choices without imposing your own preferences.

4.    Invite children’s opinions on books they have liked or disliked.

5.    Read aloud or read together an interesting part of a book.

6.    Help child-readers to choose books within their reading range, abilities, and comprehension level.

7.    Encourage a child to choose a book to read aloud to someone else.

8.    Broaden children’s horizons by helping them select from a wide range of subjects.

9     Encourage children to memorize things they really enjoy.

10.    Celebrate reading and instill pride of ownership by giving them books on special occasions.

–Sunshine