Once they start learning to read use your finger to show what you re reading and solicit their help from time to time. At all times, don t dismiss their feedback. Younger children will ask questions and older kids will make comments or wonder about things in the story. Their interaction is just as important as the story itself, so don t give them the impression that they are doing something wrong by interrupting breaking the flow. Of course, ground rules will have to be set or else you could become embroiled in a serious debate over the temperature of a dragon s breath and that won t help either of you sleep.
Bedtime reading is an important event in a child s day.
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