Parents Helping Kids Create a Home Library

By: Jill MesserLME 518

Encouraging Reading In a Digital World

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Promoting Reading

Students need access to reading materials from a very early age.

Students need access to those materials at school and at home.

Students can promote their own literacy by creating their own library at home.

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The quicker a child starts visiting a library and

begins reading or is still being read to, the more likely they are to continue to want to read.

Your children should get their own library card as soon as possible and visit their public library and school library as often as possible.

How to get a library card

Getting Your Library Card

When a child discovers a book or author they

enjoy reading, find other books for them that would be similar.

Example: Choose a series of books that interests them Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series Fancy Nancy Series Judy Moody Series Harry Potter Series Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series

Build Your Collection

Books don’t have to cost a lot of money. Go to

yard sales, swap meets, thrift stores, and online booksellers to look for interesting books that just so happen to be inexpensive.

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Build Your Collection

Create Your Reading Space

Find a space in your house that is comfortable and quiet where reading can take place.

If your child does not have a space at home to work with, find a comfortable space in your local library.

Once you’ve created your “home library,”

invite others to read with you and your kids. Have your kids read to their siblings or parents

or vice versa. Host a family story night with your extended

family. Have friends bring their favorite book and

have a book exchange party. Read with a buddy/help a beginning reader

Invite Others to Your Library

Challenge your child to read high-level and

thought provoking books each and every day. Reading improves vocabulary and enhances a

child’s imagination. Reading helps children become better writers. Reading teaches lessons and can help build

character. KidsRead

Become a Life-long Reader