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Here at A Way To Read we encourage you to bond with your child with the use of baby sign language. Reading is an important next step parents must take to further increase their child’s potential and also improve bonding!

So many parents wish they could help their young children either prepare for or succeed in school, but are unsure how to go about doing so or even what, exactly, they should be doing. Well worry no more! The solution comes in the form of the activity book Bonding While Learning by Gary Lee Kosman and Grace May Chiu.

Parents use Bonding While Learning activities to build even closer relationships with their children while teaching them to read and write.  In the words of one mother who recently purchased the book, “It’s all about how to deliberately expose your child to good literacy principles in a fun, engaging, natural way.”

The book, for children ages 3 to 6, is meant to help your child learn and practice important reading skills. It includes games and activities (with needed materials), as well as tips for parents to correct common mistakes their child might be making. Not only does Bonding While Learning provide a range of activities, making them simple for parents by instructing them as to when is the best time to use them (based on skill level or effectiveness), the book also enables parents to create opportunities to bond with their children.

With games that will make reading fun for kids and keep both them and their parents entertained and engaged, Bonding While Learning is a fantastic resource for parents of preschoolers and kindergarteners. Finally, anyone looking for educational activities to do with their kids has to look no further than this book!

Tips from the authors:

• Incorporate reading outside the home and make it a part of your daily activities. Opportunities to play word/reading games on the road, in restaurants, etc. abound.
• Show kids your own love of reading (whatever your fancy – newspapers, magazines, the latest James Patterson). If you’re not a big reader, it’s never too late to start. Take trips to the library. Make a big deal when your children get books as presents. Reading is not just about “unpacking words” but making meaning. Babies can respond to illustrations and learn how to turn pages.
• Kids like predictability. Build in a set reading time, perhaps around bedtime when you can capitalize on their desire to snuggle.
• You don’t want to turn a kid off by reading a book that’s too challenging or too easy. Find material that is appropriate for your child.
• Let kids choose their own books so they feel more involved. If you’ve got a resistant reader, try selecting a book about his favorite hobby, subject or character.

For more information visit America Learns and you can buy the book from amazon.