1. Choosing Book
1.1. 5 Finger rule
2. Read
2.1. Reading Everyday
2.2. Enjoying reading yourself
2.3. Asking about their favorite part of the book
2.3.1. Are the pictures in the book like the pictures in your mind?
2.3.2. What made you choose this book?
2.3.3. Why is this your favourite part of the book?
2.3.4. What do you think will happen next?
2.3.5. What would you do? Why? Why not?
2.3.6. If you were the author, what would you want to happen next?
2.4. Determining the right reading level for your child
3. Succeed
3.1. Stopping and asking: what will happen next?
3.2. Understanding - asking him about the story
3.2.1. What did you like about this story?
3.2.2. What does the story make you think so?
3.2.3. Does the story make you think of anything you have read before?
3.3. Creating a special reading place
3.3.1. Where you going to read
3.3.1.1. no more distractions
3.3.1.2. just you, him and the book
3.3.2. Make this a very special time
3.4. Connecting reading to other parts of his life
3.4.1. Recipes
3.4.2. grocery shopping list
3.4.3. labels
3.4.4. instructions
3.4.5. favourite sports/hero in newspaper
3.5. Echo reading, the read what you read
3.6. Errors are OK, just try reading it again
3.6.1. Looking at the picture for a prompt
3.6.2. Sound out the letter (Decode)
3.6.3. Reread the words
3.6.4. Break the word into chunks
3.7. Deciding when you will be reading with your child every day
4. Talk to your child about:
4.1. Music
4.2. Stories and books
4.3. Feelings
4.4. Friends
4.5. Other interests
4.6. What he or she is doing
4.7. What you are doing
4.8. Places you have been
4.9. Television
4.10. Read and look at
4.10.1. Books
4.10.2. Magazines
4.10.3. Signs
4.10.4. Cereal box