Tips For Reading Aloud To Children

Read to children from birth.

Escort children to the library or store to choose a book.

Alter stories by putting in your child's name.

Deliver story using plenty of expression and enthusiasm.

All family members in the home should read to children everyday.

Look at picture books first, build to storybooks.

Observe a bedtime ritual that includes reading; tape stories for child's nap time.

Utilize senses: when reading about flowers- smell a rose, about blue berries- eat one.

Deliver the story slowly to build mental pictures of what is being heard.

Design family read-aloud time around the dinner table, on picnics, in the car.

All children enjoy being read their favorite books over and over and over again.

Involve child - ask questions about the story, have them anticipate events, etc.

Let child choose a book and seat yourself so child can see the pages.

Yank out the TV plug - read to a child instead!