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We all wish to have a smart, intelligent child that is why we all spend so much time choosing the right schools and making sure teachers are exceeding expectations. We already know reading to our little ones is a good thing.

As a parent, you have the power to boost your children learning skill simply by making books an integral part of their daily lives. Make reading a fun and your child will be motivated to read. You can do this by responding to his skill level, attention span and interests. Some of the children love fairy tales; others love books with trucks and trains. Some young readers want stories about real animals. Expose your children to a variety of literature, but when you find one that creates interest and excitement, capitalize on it.

Reading can be a fun blast, here are some suggestions  how you can encourage your child to have  excitement with books.

Settle into a daily ritual of reading aloud and when you read to your children, use voices for each character or to imagine things and stress ideas. Children love funny voices, faces and hand motions. You can also act out the story. The more you can do, the better the story come alive. A love of reading can start now and last a lifetime. Invite your child's friends over and ask them to spend for a special story time. Take your favorite eats to have a reading picnic or can take your favorite books to the park. Let your children "buy" their own books.

Give some money to your child for helping you in chores or good deeds at home. When your child earns, take them to the bookstore and let them spend the money on books. Go to the library as often as you can or as often as your child wants to go. Read a book with your child into an audio recorder. Let your child add sound effects (using pots and pans, utensils, anything that makes noise) or read a couple of lines of the book. Let him read part or the entire book into the recorder. Let your child play the recording back and read along. Make an alphabet book this is for very young readers. Draw each letter on a different piece of white paper. Then go through magazines and catalogs and cut out pictures of things that begin with each letter; glue them to the page. Next put the book together. Talk with your child about a book: "What do you think this book is about?" "What's he doing in this picture?" Make books part of everyday life, not a special treat. Don't tell your child she can listen to a story only if she finishes her chores. When reading is associated with reward and punishment, it loses its interest. Instead, pick times to read that feel normal and fun for you and your child.

Your child wants to be like you. Give them a good example and read around your child. Don't wait until after bedtime to dive into your novel. When you're reading mail, shopping lists, notes or catalogs, share with your child what you're reading. Books have the miraculous power to benefit toddlers and preschoolers in a myriad of ways. As a parent, reading to your child is one of the most important things you can do to prepare him with groundwork for academic excellence.

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