Choose books on topics that interest your children.

Select books with clear and colorful pictures.

Make sure to hold the book so all children can see the pictures.

Tell the children who the author and illustrator of the book are.

Change your voice to reflect the sound of different characters and portray different emotions.

Pause to ask what the children think will happen next. Ask the children about what they see

    happening in the story. Make the reading truly interactive.

Encourage discussion about the story.

Read favorite books often.