The BEST thing you can do for your child is to read to them!! It's a wonderful way to spend time together and something that your child enjoys SO much! When children are read to, their sense of book awareness grows and they begin to understand the relationship between print and the spoken word. If it's a predictable book that they've heard read many times, they may even memorize the language of the book and be able to "read" it back to you! That's wonderful and it's the first step to reading. :)
As you're reading together, talk about the cover of the book and see if your child can guess what it'll be about. You may want to discuss the characters in the story and what is going on. If it's a really good book, your child may want you to reread it. This is a wonderful thing to do because they are learning the language of the book and understanding new things along the way.
I wanted to share some of our FAVORITE classroom books with you. There are so many good ones, but these are the ones that we read again and again! You may have some of these books at home or you may want to start adding them to your collection. So gather a few good books, sit your child on your lap, and let's get reading!!!
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