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Ready to read 10 ways to grow a good reader By OC Family staffPublished: October, 2009

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“When it comes to making your child a reader for life, I tell parents to read, read, and then read some more to your child,” says Amy Schwary, co-founder and program creator of Pre K Scholars. “The more enthusiastically you read to your children, the more engrossed they will become!”     Here are 10 tips for doing just that. 1. Encourage children to read aloud. Kids of all ages enjoy reading, or pretending to read, to their parents and peers. Doing so builds self-esteem and encourages them to continue to read. 2. Take field trips to the library or bookstore. Make each trip an experience on its own, rather than just another errand. Let your children pick their own titles. 3. Keep books in the car and tucked into a backpack. Children can read while traveling by car, bus, train or plane. Books are the perfect travel companion. 4. Encourage children to read a book series. When young readers fall in love with a series – think “Harry Potter” – they stick with it! By the time they complete a series, they’re simply better readers. 5. Connect reading with favorite activities. Find books that match a child’s interests: riding bikes, skateboarding or secret fort building, for example. Your child will connect reading to these interests. 6. Location, location, location. Encourage children to read where they are comfortable. A good book can be read in a treehouse, on the porch or under the bed. Next page >>>

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