What do you do when a book is too long and your child can't attend for the entire story? Or what if there are so many new vocabulary words that your child doesn't understand half of what you are reading? Here's my solution: make up your own story by telling what is happening in the pictures. Pick books that have interesting pictures that show activities that are familiar to your child (like eating, or going to the park, or playing with a pet). See how I do it with a book that is too advanced for my child, but I make it work by changing the story. Reading is about teaching new vocabulary and concepts, but it's also supposed to be a fun exchange between you and your child. P.S. It's also okay if you 'read' 3 pages instead of the entire book. Just try add more pages each time to you read with your child.
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