Teachers say the most important thing you can do is to help your child like books. Read with your child on your lap or close to you. When your child holds any book at school, those warm feelings come back. Make reading part of the bedtime routine. If your child cannot listen to a whole book, look at just a few pages and talk about the pictures.
Children like to hear favorite books over and over.
They may want to say some words with you or try to read the book. That is the start of reading. Help your child keep trying and not give up. If your child cannot do something, help your child do one small part of it. It takes time for everyone to learn most things.