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Do you want your children to succeed in school? Then work on developing their reading skills. You should instill the love of reading in children when they are still young. Yes, you can start even when they are still babies. Here are a few tips on how you can help your children become better readers.

• Read aloud to them everyday. Reading sessions don’t have to be very long. 15 minutes will also help them.
• Build a home library. Have a collection of different kinds of printed materials such as board books, lift-the-flaps, picture books, fiction, non-fiction, magazines and coloring books that have stories.
• Keep the reading sessions lighthearted and full of praises. Don’t get frustrated or scold. Your bad emotions will rub off on them. Be positive and they will also have a positive attitude towards reading.
• When you are out with your children and have time to kill like waiting at the doctor’s or at the bank, give them a book to occupy their time instead of a toy.
• Point to the words as you read. This will indirectly teach them about correct reading methods. It also helps them to focus.
• Most of the time children will have a favorite book or books. They’ll want you to read it over and over again. I know it is boring for you to read the same book repeatedly. However, by doing so, you are building their fluency.
• Don’t just read monotonously. Vary your voice. Children love it when you use different voices for different characters. Use facial expressions to match the story too.
• Take time to ask questions. Not too many questions though. It is not a quiz or a time of testing.

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