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Get Ready to Read

photo of children readingSkills to Practice this Month

Make book sharing time a special time for you and your child. Talk about the parts of a book, talk about the pictures in the book, ask questions about the characters. Children who enjoy looking at and talking about books will want to learn how to read.

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Suggested Reading

Books for Children

Lucky Pennies and Hot Chocolate
by Carol Diggery Shields

You Read to Me, I’ll Read to You: Very Short Stories to Read Together
by Mary Ann Hoberman

Books for Parents and Caregivers

How to Get Your Child to Love Reading
by Esme Raji Codell

Raising a Reader: A Mother’s Tale of Desperation and Delight
by Jennie Nash

 

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