Reading is an incredibly important part of your child’s emotional and intellectual development. Strong reading skills set your child up for success later in life in many ways.
- Your child will learn new words and improve both their language association skills and the fundamentals of language
- Reading increases your child’s ability to learn across all subjects, not just in language and reading
- Hearing and reading stories helps your child to master concepts of logic, judgment, and cause and effect relationships
- Reading helps your child to enhance their ability to concentrate and develop a longer attention span.
- Effective ways to increase your child’s reading skills.
- Establish a regular reading routine
Research indicates that setting aside time daily to read to and with your child can substantially increase their reading abilities in many areas, including:
- Reading comprehension
- Vocabulary skills
- Learning to recognize words that they already know
- Learning to sound out unfamiliar words
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- Encourage your child to read on a regular basis
- There are effective ways to encourage your child to read regularly.
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- Tips to Help Young Kids Develop Good Reading Habits
- Make reading a daily habit.
- Read in front of your child.
Take trips to the library.
- Let your child pick what to read.
- Find reading moments in everyday life.
- Re-read favorite books.
- Learn more about how kids read.