Tips for parents 3: Supporting reading and interest in reading in everyday life

As part of the study Comics as a Gateway to Reading, researchers from the EDUCA Flagship have prepared information materials for parents of primary school-aged children on how to support their children’s reading interest and the development of their reading skills at home. The third part examines how setting your own example, requiring your child to read in an encouraging way, and all kinds of everyday conversations help strengthen your child’s language skills and interest in reading. 

There are many easy ways to support reading and an interest in reading at home. It is important to cultivate an interest in reading, find time for reading in everyday life, and create routines that help your child pick up texts to read. It’s also a good idea to let your child choose what they read. Other ways to help strengthen your child’s language skills and interest in reading include setting your own example, requiring your child to read in an encouraging way, and all kinds of everyday conversations. Read more!