Read every day. Here are some ways to incorporate reading into your day:

• become a book carrier everywhere you go — doctor, dentist, grocery store

• cook and read recipes together

• share quiet time with your child reading a favourite story… again… again… and again

• note signs and print around you in the environment

• open a board game, read the directions, and play together

• play word games in the car

• read together — labels, cereal boxes, signs

• use appropriate web sites

• visit the library often; try attending story hour events.