Are you helping your children to read during the summer? Chances are that when they're out of school, your child's little mind will still be eager to learn new things. To help stimulate their minds during the off season, be prepared to help them discover just how far their imagination can go with preschool reading programs like Reading in Preschool.

For moms and dads in New York City who want to help their child get a head start on the next school year with summer reading, here are a couple of helpful tips to promote better reading habits:

• Spend time reading with your children. One of the best things you can do for your child is to be supportive. When school's not in session, it may be hard for children to focus without guidance or assistance from their teachers. Set aside some time every day to read with your child and remember to include multiple forms of reading and word recognition in summer activities.
• Stock up on your reading materials at home. It is always wise to keep a variety of reading materials throughout your house, on a bookshelf or in a small home library. Make sure that you have a mixture of reading materials that are age appropriate and also books that challenge children on a higher level. Encourage them to read more and aim higher day to day. To make reading fun, you should also keep word games, puzzles and even the comic section of the newspaper with reading captions for children to read during their down time.
• Make reading interesting for kids. It can become rather routine to schedule reading time without any fun activities. Try to switch up the summer schedule and make it interesting enough to keep your child's attention. Pick up arts and crafts books, or implement activities that use your hands. These types of activities are also great for helping children to learn new words, which every parent should be encouraging. During the summer months, kid-friendly cookbooks and special project books make reading much more fun for children.
• Lastly, get children to read aloud every day. The best way to help children comprehend what they are reading is by letting them read aloud. This is an effective tool for children who typically struggle with reading. Your encouragement helps them to want to read more. You can also read aloud to children and use funny voices or pictures to make reading fun, even in the summer!

If you want to help improve your child's reading skills, discover more about Reading in Preschool's private tutoring assistance today. Happy reading!