Ask your child questions about the story you're reading to ensure comprehension.
Book family time to read with your children every day.
Create a special reading place in your home, with your child's favorite books within reach.
Donate funds to a literacy cause.
Encourage children to read words on TV, street signs, mugs and t-shirts.
Find new stories to read with your children every week. Vary their length and subject matter.
Give your time to read to a child.
Have a child read a book to you.
International Literacy Day is held September 8 every year. Celebrate the day by visiting a library or book store.
Join your child for lunch at school and stay to read a book to the class.
Keep teens reading. Give them newspapers, magazines, books about things that interest them-movies, music, TV.
Let children count out the change when making a purchase. Reinforce the importance of math in everyday life.
Make every day a learning day. Ask your child to create a shopping list, read recipes together, or create a calendar.
Newborns benefit from reading too!
Organize a children's book club with friends in the neighborhood.
Pick one night a week to make a regular visit to the library.
Quiet, cozy reading spaces are good places for your child to read independently.
Remember that children learn through example- model reading!
Start early! It's never too early to read to your children.
Treat a child to a story a day.
Use reading time to create a special bond with a child.
Volunteer your time. Oakdale would love for you to read to our Eagles.
Write a letter.
X-ercise your mind. Reading ability is like a muscle, "use it or lose it!"
You are the key to improving a child's reading ability by placing high priority on reading in your home.
Zap off the TV- pick up a book instead!
Adapted from Reading Rockets website.
Book family time to read with your children every day.
Create a special reading place in your home, with your child's favorite books within reach.
Donate funds to a literacy cause.
Encourage children to read words on TV, street signs, mugs and t-shirts.
Find new stories to read with your children every week. Vary their length and subject matter.
Give your time to read to a child.
Have a child read a book to you.
International Literacy Day is held September 8 every year. Celebrate the day by visiting a library or book store.
Join your child for lunch at school and stay to read a book to the class.
Keep teens reading. Give them newspapers, magazines, books about things that interest them-movies, music, TV.
Let children count out the change when making a purchase. Reinforce the importance of math in everyday life.
Make every day a learning day. Ask your child to create a shopping list, read recipes together, or create a calendar.
Newborns benefit from reading too!
Organize a children's book club with friends in the neighborhood.
Pick one night a week to make a regular visit to the library.
Quiet, cozy reading spaces are good places for your child to read independently.
Remember that children learn through example- model reading!
Start early! It's never too early to read to your children.
Treat a child to a story a day.
Use reading time to create a special bond with a child.
Volunteer your time. Oakdale would love for you to read to our Eagles.
Write a letter.
X-ercise your mind. Reading ability is like a muscle, "use it or lose it!"
You are the key to improving a child's reading ability by placing high priority on reading in your home.
Zap off the TV- pick up a book instead!
Adapted from Reading Rockets website.