Check Your Progress as a Reading Partner

I read something every day

I have a library card and I use it

I take my child to the library frequently

I read aloud often to my child

I listen to my child share the day's experiences

I encourage my child to write letters, notes and lists

I take trips to expose my child to different experiences

We play word games and listening games

I buy books and magazine subscriptions for birthday and holiday gifts

I praise my child for efforts and accomplishments




As few as fifteen minutes a day, reading to, or with your child, can make a tremendous difference in the child's development. Set aside a quarter-hour each day for reading and make it a firm commitment. We all can spend fifteen minutes, even in the busiest of schedules. It will be time well spent, time which is priceless, time that cannot be recaptured if we let it pass.

--taken from Teaching Early Readers, A Handbook for Parents and Teachers.