YORK REGION PRESCHOOL SPEECH & LANGUAGE PROGRAM
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March 5, 2014. Part 4: Music Notes and Between the Lines
21 Tips for Enticing Your Child to Read
- Start reading to your child as soon as they’re born.
- If your child likes music and songs, choose books that you can sing like, “Wheels on the Bus.” Start with songs they are already familiar with.
- Make books available – at your child’s level. Create a book shelf, basket, or box they can pick and choose from.
- Do repeated readings.
- Keep trying! Even if they get up and walk away, they are probably listening.
- Choose books that reflect your child’s interests.
- Have a puppet “read” the book to the child. Use different voices for each character.
- Act out familiar stories with your child, without the book. Once familiar with the story, read the book with your child.
- Try read-along storybook CDs.
- Download audio-books onto your iPod or borrow CDs from the library for car rides.
- Pay attention to HOWyou read the story — ham it up!
- Do a picture walk first. Look at the pictures and try to get a feel for what the story is about. Then go back and read the story.
- Try felt or paper doll character sets. Move the characters along with the book. Jan Brett has a wonderful website to go along with her books.
- Read books online or try storybook apps. WeGiveBooksis a great online site (requires Adobe Flashplayer) for free books.
- Try pop-up books, books that make noise or books with moving parts.
- Let your child see you read.
- Take your child to the library or to a book store and let them choose a book.
- Be enthusiastic about reading – your own and your child’s.
- Show your child how we read every day.
- Add experiences to the books.
- Try wordless picture books and make up a story as you go along.For example Chalk by Bill Thomson and Tuesday by David Wiesner.
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