The National PTA 1993 Ideas on how to help your school age child improve their reading skills and tips on how to develop pre-reading skills in younger children. His mother beamed as she watched him dancing in the sunny square on their wood floor, chanting the words from a favorite book they'd read together. Parents want the best for their children. Reading can open a window on the world, bringing chances to learn, enjoy and create. Even though schools teach reading and writing, home is the first and best place for your child's love of reading to grow.
Children learn how to read and write in much the same way they learn to talk and listen.
They gain skills through hearing, seeing and repeating what is said to them. To help children learn to read, you can show them many kinds of reading materials, such as books, newspapers, comics and magazines. Let them hear you read aloud. Encourage them to repeat what you read. Reading with your child takes no special talent.