read out loud!

Thanks to Deborah Taylor for posting this article on Facebook: Four Reasons We Need to Read to Our Kids.  I just finished answering some questions about my "recipe" for getting kids excited about books:

Make reading fun!  Read aloud, and read often.  Let your child see YOU reading and going to the library.  Let your child choose her own books, and ask questions as you read the books together.  Talk about the lessons learned from different stories, and urge your child to imagine...