If you want your child to be an enthusiastic reader, then there is only one surefire way to make sure that your child will love reading: read together.

If you want your child to become a reader you need to expose them frequently and continually to literature—of any kind.

1. Don’t just have the books in the house—they don’t do any good in the toy box or on the bookshelf.
2. Make the time to actually select books together and to read them together.
3. Talk about the book. Discuss the story and the characters.
4. Point out words and ask what they mean, or if the child can think of a rhyming word.
5. Engage the child by asking questions about what you read to help your child begin to learn to derive deeper meaning.

Ask questions such as, “Why did Mortimer get out of bed?” and challenge your child to think beyond the level of the story. “What do you think his Mommy would think about that?”

By asking questions about the story you help your child develop a deeper understanding of the material.