• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

MomsWhoSave.com

Living Well. Shopping Smart. Family, deals, recipes, travel, reviews, home and decor, beauty, fashion, and much more!

  • home
  • all blog posts
  • lifestyle
    • family
    • health / self-care
    • diy / crafts / home
      • diy / crafts
      • home
    • education
    • beauty / fashion
    • personal finance
    • pets
    • reviews
  • printables
  • gift guides
  • deals
    • deals
    • >> search / browse online deals & coupon codes <<
    • daily deal sites
    • local deals
    • freebie posts
    • freebie list
    • free / frugal activities
    • store list
  • grocery & mobile coupons
    • all grocery & mobile coupons
    • Coupons.com
    • SmartSource
    • Savings
    • coupon database
  • giveaways
    • giveaways
    • sweepstakes list
    • ongoing giveaway linky — enter or submit giveaways
  • travel
    • travel posts
    • search travel deals
  • recipes
    • entrees
    • side dishes
    • appetizers
    • desserts & treats
    • beverages / smoothies / popsicles
    • recipe roundups
    • seasonal / holiday recipes
    • misc. recipes & food
  • blogger resources
  • about / pr
    • about
    • pr
    • link to us
    • affiliations
    • privacy
    • disclosure policy
You are here: Home / family / Tips for Reading Aloud to Your Kids

Tips for Reading Aloud to Your Kids

Disclosure: Articles may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases (at no additional cost to you). See our full disclosure here.

By Teresa

Last updated on July 11th, 2020 at 12:24 pm

tips for reading to kidsStudies keep showing us that reading aloud with our kids has numerous benefits. We know that it promotes language development and listening skills. It introduces new vocabulary, and teaches them expressive reading. They learn how to empathize, and they exercise imagination–just to name a few.

My favorite reason for reading aloud with my kids, though? It’s making memories together around a book. I love the opportunity to set aside all the things in life that tend to pull me away from my children. It’s not always easy, but it’s always worth it. And now it’s the best part of our day.

If any of these reasons to read aloud to your kids speaks to you, here are a handful of tips to help you on your way:

1. Make reading a routine.

Like any worthy habit, reading aloud takes time to master. Developing a routine for reading aloud to your children is essential for sticking with it. Without a routine, it’ll be easy to go several days without reading together and not even realize it! Once you do commit to a routine, there are sure to be days that don’t go exactly as planned, and that’s okay. What matters is that, for the most part, you’re reading aloud together on a regular basis.



benefits of reading to children

2. Let kids interrupt.

It can be frustrating when the kids interrupt. But if they’re asking questions or making observations about the book, it’s not a bad thing! They’re listening, and they’re learning, and that makes the interruptions totally worth it. There is a balance here, though. Constant interruptions can be frustrating to everyone else trying to listen and can hinder the whole experience. If excessive interruptions become a problem, encourage your kids to wait until the end of your reading time when you can all discuss the book together.

2. Get their hands busy.

Even as an adult, I tend to have an easier time really listening to a book being read when I am doing a simple task like folding laundry or washing dishes. Your kids are just the same. Making them fold laundry every time you read may be tempting, but probably isn’t ideal if you want them to actually enjoy reading time! Gather some special activities in a bin to pull out only during read aloud time. These activities will vary based on the ages of your kids and their interests, but you can’t go wrong with coloring books, sketch pads, building blocks, or something crafty like crocheting or needlework.

reading aloud to children

Tips for Reading Aloud to Your Kids | #reading #books #parenting #education Click To Tweet


3. Give them some grace.

Sometimes you will need to give yourself and your kids some grace when it comes to reading aloud. Forcing the youngest child to sit as long as the oldest child just isn’t practical. Let the littlest wander off if he needs to. On a rough day, when reading to grouchy, tired, or wound-up kids just isn’t working, let it go. Read aloud time is supposed to be enjoyable, so before it turns into yelling and arguing, put the book down and know that it’ll be there tomorrow.

4. Don’t give up.

Reading aloud doesn’t always look like the pictures on Instagram. In fact, it will rarely look like all the kids cuddled around you on the couch, listening intently to every word you read. In the beginning, you’ll likely find yourself wanting to give up because the kids won’t sit still, or they just aren’t listening. You’ll be hard pressed to find a reading family that didn’t start out this way. But every day that you choose to read aloud anyway, in spite of it not being picture perfect, is another day you’ve spent building your children’s lives through reading. Eventually, with consistency, the time you spend reading aloud with your family will become some of the sweetest memories that you and your children will cherish.


You might also like this post…6 Tips for Setting Screen-Time Boundaries


You can also find MomsWhoSave on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Join us for updates.

Don’t miss a thing! Subscribe to MomsWhoSave’s blog posts below! Then be sure to confirm your subscription when you get the confirmation email.

Filed Under: family, education Tagged With: bedtime stories for kids, children learning reading, children stories, reading activities, reading aloud to children, reading aloud to kids, short stories for kids, stories for kids, tips for reading aloud to kids, tips for reading to kids

Previous Post: « Are Your Heating and Cooling Systems Getting Their Check-Ups?
Next Post: 5 Benefits of Spending More Time Outdoors »

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

blank

blank

FREE PRINTABLES

Sunday Habits for a Productive Week

Sunday Habits for a Productive Week

daily habits for happiness

30 Daily Habits for Happiness + a Motivational Printable

Black Friday Sale: 30% Off Store Wide

MomsWhoSave bio
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
Food Advertising
Winter's pretty, but I'm ready for spring 🌞🌻 Winter's pretty, but I'm ready for spring 🌞🌻 Lake Benson Park, Garner, NC – Repost @ourstatemag 📷: @paul_malcolm_photography – #nc #northcarolina #garnernc #ourstatemag #celebratingnc #visitnc #explorenc #travel #ncbloggers #ncblogger #ncwinter #outdoors #outdoorsnc #barn #barnsofinstagram #winter #winterwonderland #winterphotography #winterscene #winterscape #ncoutdoors #snow
It's National Love Your Pet Day, and it's Rosie's It's National Love Your Pet Day, and it's Rosie's birthday month next month. She'll be nine years old. Swipe to see her baby photo. 🐶 💗 . . . . #nationalloveyourpetday #loveyourpetday #dogs #dog #adoptdontshop #rescuedog #rescuedogsofinstagram #shelterdog #shelterdogsofinstagram #rescuepetsofinstagram #rescuepets #dogoftheday #doglovers #doglife #petlovers #doglovers #ncbloggers #ncblogger #dogsarethebest #petsofig #petsofinstagram #petsagram #instapets
It's COLD outside! How about some warm buttermilk It's COLD outside! How about some warm buttermilk biscuits? Try this easy recipe for the air fryer. 👉🏼 http://mws.tips/biscuits . . . . #buttermilkbiscuits #biscuits #airfryerrecipe #airfryerrecipes #airfryer #recipes #recipeshare #comfortfood #ncblogger #ncbloggers #southernbiscuits #biscuit #breakfastbiscuits #homemadebiscuits #biscuitlove #southernbreakfast #southernfood #breakfastbiscuit #recipe #biscuitlovers #southerncooking #scratchmade #scratchmadebiscuits #yummy #yum #biscuitlover #instayum
Happy Valentine's Day! It's also my parent's anniv Happy Valentine's Day! It's also my parent's anniversary...married 52 years today! . . . #momanddad #grandparents #ValentinesDay #parents #happyvalentinesday #ncblogger #ncbloggers #valentines #anniversary #happyanniversary #valentinesday2021 #valentines_day #valentinesday❤️ #hotcocoa #mom #dad #papa #grammie
@futureswithoutviolence is parterning with @jonath @futureswithoutviolence is parterning with @jonathancohenstudio to celebrate Galentine's Day! 💕 Celebrated on February 13th, #GalentinesDay is a dedicated to showing the most important people in your life how much you care about them. Now you can do just that, and also help women and children who may be experiencing increased isolation and danger due to sheltering in place with abusers as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. Share this personalized card created for #CallforCourage with your friends, then ask them to share it with their friends, and so on! A portion of each purchase benefits the Domestic Violence Response Fund. Shop the Galentine's Collection 👉🏼 jonathancohenstudio.com/our-flower-shop . . . #valentines #valentinesday #galentinesday #happyvalentinesday #happyvalentinesday❤️ #covid_19 #covid #coronavirus #ncbloggers #ncblogger #happygalentinesday #covid19 #domesticviolenceawareness #domesticviolence #dv #violenceagainstwomen #violenceagainstchildren #stopabuse #happygalentinesday❤️
I can't wait to travel again! This is from one of I can't wait to travel again! This is from one of the last times we were in La Crosse, Wisconsin on the Mississippi River. These sculptures are looking out over the water. We lived in La Crosse for about eight years and go back often. . . . . #lacrossewisconsin #lacrossewi #wisconsin #riversideparklacrosse #travel #sculptures #sculptureart #sculptureartwork #laxwisconsin #explorewisconsin #travelwisconsin #laxwi #visitlax #travelwi #mississippiriver #publicsculpture #parks #outdoorart #outdoorartwork
Follow on Instagram

Copyright MomsWhoSave © 2021 · Genesis Framework