- Encourage your child to read by finding topics that interest them and that they’re keen to learn more about, or simply enjoy for entertainment
- Ask at your local library or bookshop if they have reading lists for dyslexic children
- Encourage discussion. What would they do if they were the character in the book? By discussing the book and empathising with characters, your child will feel more involved
- Create a cartoon about the characters by following a storyline or making one up
- Older kids might be inspired by graphic novels which have a dramatic visual format and fewer words
- Don’t be too concerned about what they’re reading. It could be a magazine, a pamphlet, a comic or a non-fiction book. What matters is that they are reading
- Look for film tie-ins. Did they love the latest animated film? Perhaps they’ll be eager to continue the story in book form
- Read to your child. Let them listen and follow the story while you throw yourself into the drama. Your love of reading will transfer to your child
- Never say a book is too big or difficult for your child. Instead, if the content is appropriate, let them have a go
- Create a home library. Help your child organise a bookcase with non-fiction and fiction just like their school or local library
- Use audio tapes with a companion book. Your child can listen to the story and the speech helps them identify words in the text at the same time
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