Parents
Tips for Choosing Books
- Choose books with topics that interest your child.
- If your child likes a book by an author, choose other books by that author.
- If your child likes a particular genre of book (fantasy, nonfiction, ect.), choose more books in that genre.
- It's okay to read different types of genres to your child that you might not typically pick (such as a book from another culture). For a cultural book in particular, this may not only interest your child, but it will also open the door for cultural acceptance and learning.
- Choose books that won't be too easy or too hard for your child to understand.
Helping Your Child Read
- Read with your child often.
- Ask questions to make sure your child is comprehending the story, but don't ask them so many questions that they get bored.
- Be patient.
- Read to them, and let them read to you.
- Be a model for your child. Show them that you enjoy reading.
- If your child is just learning to read, it may be a good idea to choose a book with rhythm and repetitive words.
- Choose books that are at your child's reading level. Challenge your child, but don't choose books that are too difficult for them to read.
Importance of Reading at Home
- Builds fluency
- Helps develop reading comprehension
- Reinforces good reading habits
- Refreshes learned concepts
- Learning beyond reading and comprehension
Recommended Books to Read with Your Child
The Crayon Box that Talked - Shane DeRolf
PreK-1
Town Mouse, Country Mouse - Jan Brett
K-2
Me I Am! - Jack Prelutsky
PreK-K
Judy Moody Was in a Mood - Megan McDonald
K-4
Odd Boy Out: Young Albert Einstein - Don Brown
K-2
PreK-1
Town Mouse, Country Mouse - Jan Brett
K-2
Me I Am! - Jack Prelutsky
PreK-K
Judy Moody Was in a Mood - Megan McDonald
K-4
Odd Boy Out: Young Albert Einstein - Don Brown
K-2