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Improve Child's Reading - Even Without
Books

By Fran Santoro Hamilton

Parents want their children to be strong
readers. They see reading ability as the
ticket to a good college and a successful
life. The first problem, however, may be
getting children to read at all.

The best way to encourage reading is to
make it enjoyable. Like the rest of us,
children are likely to spend more time at
activities they enjoy. Then they excel in
those areas that command their time...

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How Can I Help My Child to Read?

Why reading to your child is important?

Difficulty with reading does not just affect
your child's ability in school, but carries
over as low self-esteem into every aspect
of life. Surveys of adolescents and young
adults with criminal records show that
about half have reading difficulties.

When you read a book to a young child, at
any age, you enhance his visual,
vocabulary and listening skills as well as
develop an important foundation for your
child's language development...

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The importance of reading to children:
Ready your child for reading

It's never too soon to start your child on
the path to reading. Simply talking to your
infant and toddler helps her develop the
vocabulary she will need as she enters
school and begins to read. As you point to
and name objects, she will begin to
understand the meaning of words, and will
eventually begin to incorporate those
words into his vocabulary...

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Help Your Children to Love Reading

By Tracy Catarius

It is so important to create an environment
that promotes the love of reading. Not only
is reading necessary for survival in today's
world, it is educational, it sparks
imagination, it is a stress reliever,
provides entertainment and enjoyment,
the list goes on. Here are some ideas to
help you help your child love reading.

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