No matter how old children get they still love to be read to. It is a time where they get undivided attention from a parent and feel loved. You can increase the value of these reading sessions by trying these suggestions:
- Snuggle when you read
- Read and reread stories requested by children
- Be patient when your child is reading aloud
- Read with expression and correct phrasing as good modeling for them
- Read different kinds of materials including non-fiction, poetry, children’s magazines, etc.
- Make predictions about what you think will happen next
- Decide what emotions a character must be feeling and why
- Look at the pictures and talk about how they were made
- Read several books by the same author or same illustrator and find common themes
- Take turns. You read one page; your child reads the next, etc.