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1) Read to your child. Every day.
2) Have lots of books in your home.
3) Let your child see you reading.
If you do these three things - even if it's all you do - the research shows that you are on your way to having a kid who loves to read.

This website is a companion to Teaching Kids News, which offers kid-friendly news articles as well as curriculum points for use by teachers and parents. >>