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When your child doesn’t know a word in her reading books, should you tell her what it is? Should you teach your child the alphabet before he starts school? We have compiled reading tips to help parents best help their children learn to read:

Tips for Reading to Preschoolers

* Snuggle with your child with her favorite blanket or toys as you read.
* Read with expression using different voices for different characters.
* Emphasize rhythms and rhymes in stories. Give your toddler opportunities to repeat rhyming phrases.
* Encourage your child to repeat what you say or comment on it. Encourage your child to ask questions. Provide models of interesting questions and examples of possible answers: “I wonder what is going to happen next? I think the rabbit will get lost because he is not paying attention to where he is going. What do you think?”
* Look for books that are about things that interest your toddler. For example, does your child like cars, insects or animals?
* Give your child a chance to choose his own books for reading. If your toddler chooses a book that is too long to hold his attention, read some and skip some, discussing the pictures and how they relate to the story.
* Read stories again and again. Your toddler enjoys repetition, and it helps her become familiar with the way stories are organized.
* If your child is curious and is making comments about letters, there is no reason why she should not become familiar with the alphabet before she starts school. Playing with alphabet blocks and singing “The Alphabet Song” are happy ways for your child to become acquainted with letters.
* Make books a joyous and important part of your child’s life. Read to him every day. Let him talk about the stories. Ask questions about the pictures. Ask him to point out pictured objects that are alike and different in shape and in color. This activity helps children to observe small differences in the shapes of letters and words when learning to read.
* Avoid baby talk. Speak to your child in grownup language now, so she will recognize words she sees and hears in the classroom. Also, baby words for objects may be laughed at by the other youngsters.
* Provide a variety of experiences. Take your child to the zoo, the park, the airport. Teach your child the names of animals, flowers, etc. In order to understand the words encountered in reading, your child should have first-hand experience with the objects they stand for.
* From time to time, give your child simple, consecutive instructions. For example: “Pick up the ball, then bounce it, then put it on the table.” Make a game out of it, if you like. Such activities will help your child develop memory skills and follow directions accurately, both of which are essential in school.
* Set a good example as a reader—read every day at home even if it is a magazine or newspaper.
* Make reading fun, a time that you both look forward to spending together.

Tips for Reading to and with Children in Kindergarten–Class 3

* Keep reading to your child even when he can read. Read books that are too difficult or long for him to read alone.
* Try reading books with chapters and talk about what is happening in the story. Encourage your child to make predictions about what will happen next and connect characters or events to those in other books and stories.
* Talk with your child about reading preferences that are beginning to develop. Ask whether she likes adventure stories, mysteries, science fiction, animal stories or stories about other children. Encourage her to explain the reasons for preferences.
* Talk with your child about favorite authors and help him find additional books by those authors.
* Take turns reading a story with your child. Don’t interrupt to correct mistakes that do not change the meaning.
* Talk about the meaning of new words and ideas introduced in books. Help your child think of examples of new concepts.
* Talk with your child about stories using the notions of the beginning, middle and end of the story to organize thinking and discussion.
* Ask your child to tell why a character might have taken a specific action. Ask for information from the story to support your answer.
* If he wants to read aloud to you from his school book, listen attentively. If he stumbles over a word from time to time, simply tell him what it is. However, if he misses many words in material with which he should be familiar, consult his teacher.
* When she reads aloud to you, don’t try to use teaching techniques, such as having her “sound out” words. Instead, enjoy the story together, laugh over it, discuss the plot, praise her for reading especially well, or for figuring out a word for herself.
* Give children extra opportunities to read. Let them read the directions for that new game or for putting model airplanes together. Ask them to “help you” by reading the cookie recipe or traffic signs.
* Introduce the pleasures of the public library. Let him browse. Get a library card for her. Let him choose books that he wants, rather than books you feel he should read. Buy books for children, too, as the basis for a home library of their own.
* Set a good example as a reader—read every day at home even if it is a magazine or newspaper.
* Make reading fun, a time that you both look forward to spending together.

Tips for Reading to and with Children in Class 4-6

* Take turns reading a book with your child.
* Ask your child to compare a book to another familiar book. How are the characters alike or different? Do the stories take place in similar settings? How are the illustrations the same or different?
* Ask what part of the story or book your child liked best and why.
* Ask if your child liked the ending of the story. Why or why not?
* Ask your child what type of mood the story or chapter in a book creates. Ask how the author creates the mood. For example, does she use certain words, events or settings that create a particular feeling?
* If your child has read more than one book by the same author, ask how the books are similar or different.
* Provide your child with a reliable home dictionary and encyclopedia. Encourage children to look up subjects that puzzle or interest them. In school, reading lessons include library research.
* If your child is not enthusiastic about reading, choose books on subjects sure to interest her or him: books on sports, books of riddles or magic tricks, books on hobbies. Be sure they are not too difficult for your child to read.
* If she’s a television rather than a reading fan, see which programs she prefers and provide suitable books on the same subjects. If Westerns are her favorites, for example, she’ll probably enjoy some of the fine children’s books now available about the early West.
* If a young person is an avid comic book reader (ages 9, 10 and 11 are likely to be), don’t make a big issue out of it. Make sure your child is also provided with other more worthwhile books that offer lively adventure in an easy-to-read format. Most children outgrow the comic book phase, if other literature is available in their homes.
* Set a good example as a reader—read every day at home even if it is a magazine or newspaper.
* Make reading fun, a time that you both look forward to spending together.

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