Enjoy Reading
Reading with your child
Sharing a book can be a bonding experience and for young children, cuddling up with a parent to read a book can be a special time. Reading is important, but don’t feel that you have to take the role of your child’s teacher or put pressure on your child to start to read before they go to school. It’s great to instil a love of books and language from an early age, but most of all, be led by your child and their interests and pace of development. Sharing a book with your child allows you to share adventures and experiences in the safe world of the book. It allows you to ask questions, talk about what has happened and decide what you think together.
Over the next pages, you can pick up some tips on:
• how to read with your child • helping children to enjoy reading
• choosing what to read • understanding phonics
“Books transform children’s lives - they can open windows onto new worlds, widen their horizons or even just make them laugh themselves silly! Reading for pleasure can give children the key they need to unlock their dreams.” Christopher Edge
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