Gary Waleik suggests you:

• Read stories that mirror family life
• Compare what you read to what you see

Laurie Joy Haas, Executive Producer of Words that Cook!™ and co-author of Read it Aloud! A parent's guide to sharing books with young children, gets Honey the Cookie-Bookie Bear's help to:

• Play seek-and-find games with pictures
• Describe where objects can be found in the picture

The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) representatives recommend you:

• Try to help children understand and enjoy what they read
• Look for nonfiction materials
• Don't give up – offer a variety of books
• Find books that match your child's interests
• Listen to kids – get them thinking and talking
• Show kids how much fun it is to read

Like Mattahunt School Principal Gloria Woods and her daughter:

• Make reading interactive
• Build a partnership around reading
• Predict and retell plots
• Relax, keep reading and discussion fun and natural
• Make discovering new words fun
• Discuss the book’s background – relate family history
• Place books all around the house
• Let your kids see you enjoy reading

To take a page from the Finder Family:

• Maintain suspense with cliff-hangers
• Ask, "What do you think is going to happen?"
• Discuss your child's story predictions
• Keep reading fun
• Let kids participate in reading aloud
• Interact with books even before reading begins
• Find board books with interesting textures
• Don't worry about time – reading moments last

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