Explore your neighborhood library together. Take your children to the local library and introduce them to the wide selection of books, newspapers, magazines, and story telling programs that they have to offer. Also, don t forget that your library s computer provides the perfect opportunity to introduce your children to the Internet. Go online with them and show them how to do research for school projects and papers. Volunteer at your child s school.
Studies show that parent involvement is correlated with reading achievement.
Given adequate training, parents can help in the classroom by volunteering to serve as tutors in the school. Support the school s literacy efforts and advocate for effective instructional materials and modern technology, including computers and access to the Internet, so that all children have excellent learning opportunities. Work through a parent organization, like the PTA, to develop and build strong relationships between parents and educators. Discuss ways that reading performance can be reinforced in the home. Write it out.