Keep reading and encouraging Bales said many parents mistakenly stop reading to their children once the child learns to read independently. Choose good stories that are beyond their current reading level. And talk about what you're reading. Give books as gifts. Occasionally allow your child to stay up past her usual bedtime if she agrees to read a book in bed.
Reading can also become a game.
Recommend some of your childhood favorites. But encourage her, too, to choose what she really wants to read. Children are more likely to be motivated to read when they're reading something they like. Have them read the road signs as you travel or the ingredients of a favorite recipe as you cook.