There’s no doubt that learning to read is the most important skill a person will need in his/her life. Reading is involved in every part of our life. We need to be able to read for accomplishing from the simplest to the most complicated tasks.
However, a child success as a reader does not start on the first day of school. The basic skills he/she will need to become a reader must be developed early in life, with YOU at home. In fact, there are many things parents can do with their child that wouldn’t even require a special time and that could be incorporated within much of your daily routines.. For example, when you are driving or walking to the store, park, etc. you can just point to the print around you: street names, traffic signals, store names, billboards, etc. You can point to a word, say the word, ask your child to say it to you, spell the word, etc; see if your child can find the word on other forms. Play word games with your child, such as “Silly Tongue Twisters.” Reading Rockets offers the following “Tips for Parents.” I suggest you print this one page document and place it on the refrigerator as a reminder of how you can start Raising a Successful Reader!
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