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There are many ways to enjoy reading with your child. Here are a few ways to make reading a fun part of your everyday life.

1.听Develop family reading routines and rituals

Find a regular time of day when you can dedicate story time into your day. You can read in the morning, after school, or before bedtime! Making story time a cozy routine makes reading an essential and pleasant activity.

2.听Read what interests your child

The nutrition facts on the milk box, newspapers, recipes, maps, and game instructions all make great reading material if your child is interested.

3.听Try books that reflect your daily experiences

Making connections to topics you read about is a fun way to keep children engaged. For example, you can read听You Can鈥檛 Take a Balloon into the Metropolitan Museum听with your child before or after visiting an art museum. This opens up opportunities for conversations like discussing similarities and differences between the book and the museum visit.

Or read Dr. Seuss鈥檚听In a People House听and then ask your child if they see any similar items, how they work, or even create a new book based on what鈥檚 inside your own home.

4.听Let your child select books

When you visit the library, let your child select books. Try both fiction and informational books, and ask the librarian for recommendations based on your child鈥檚 interests.

5.听Reread your child鈥檚 favorites

It鈥檚 common for young children to request the same book again and again. Re-reading familiar stories offers children a chance to absorb information over time and lets them master the whole story.

6.听Encourage storytelling

Encourage your child to tell you a story from time to time or to retell a story after you鈥檝e read it several times. Don鈥檛 feel the need to correct how she鈥檚 telling the story. Let her enjoy the experience of storytelling.

7.听Have fun while reading

Try whatever style feels comfortable for you and your child. Some ways families have fun with stories include:

• Acting out the story while reading by using facial expressions, gestures, body movements, and voices to make the story come to life.
• Making the story relevant to your child鈥檚 life by adapting the story to include her name, a friend鈥檚 name, or your pet鈥檚 name. For example, surprise your child by saying 鈥淥livia, Olivia, what do you see?鈥� when you read Eric Carle鈥檚听Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
• Finding props to go along with favorite stories and offering them to your child to use in her play.

8.听Change your setting!

It can be fun to read books in different places in and around your home. Try reading Eric Carle鈥檚听The Very Lonely Firefly听in a dark room with a flashlight. I鈥檝e read The听Lamb and the Butterfly听(written by Arnold Sundgaard, illustrated by Eric Carle) to a group of four-year-olds on the grass, and when they saw a butterfly fly by, they associated it with the one in the story! You can even ask your child where she wants to read a particular story.

9.听Try one of these books that trigger children's interest in reading

Adam Lehrhaupt鈥檚 Warning:听Do Not Open This Book!听Is a great example of a book that draws children into the act of reading. Children wonder: 鈥淲hy can鈥檛 I open this book?鈥� and read on. Here are some others:

• Don鈥檛 Push The Button听by Bill Cotter
• Go Away, Big Green Monster!听by Ed Emberley
• How To Hide a Lion听by Helen Stephens I
• If You Give a Mouse a Cookie听by Laura Joffe Numeroff
• Maisy鈥檚 Fairground听by Lucy Cousins听
• My Granny鈥檚 Purse And My Mummy鈥檚 Bag听by P. H. Hanson
• Press Here听by Herve Tullet
• Tap to Play听by Salina Yoon
• The Foggy Foggy forest by Nick Sharratt
• Where鈥檚 Wally?听by Martin Handford

10.听Get to know your child and your own reading style

• Knowing your child and your own reading style is important for three main reasons:
• It offers you an opportunity to observe what interests your child. Be it science, art, interactive books or wordless books, you will figure out her current interest and support her in appropriate ways.
• You won鈥檛 impose your preferences on your child; instead, you will share what you like with each other and get a chance to explore those beyond your favorites.
• It allows your child to understand and respect that every individual reads differently and it is okay.

There are lots of ways to encourage and enjoy reading. Try these ideas and do more of what your child enjoys.

Yi-Chin Lan received her PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Texas at Austin. When she worked as a kindergarten teacher, she read her students at least three books a day. Her favorite picture books are Miss Rumphius, Guess how much I love you, and Not a box. She can be reached at听[email protected]