Shire of Murray

Savvy parents and teachers know that school aged children can benefit from regular reading sessions at home.  Here are some simple tips to keep them on track:

• Become a reader – it’s important to set a good example.
• Point out words all around you - help your child to read the words around them: on food packets in the supermarket, on buses, in newspapers, in recipes.
• Visit your library – it’s free to join – Murray Library has a captivating children’s section, plus there is Story time and Rhyme Time held each week for younger children and free use of the Internet for homework sessions.
• Make time to read. Read a bedtime story with your child every night. Encourage them to share reading with grandparents, brothers and sisters and aunts and uncles.
• Keep in touch with school. Make sure your child swaps their home reading books regularly at school and try to make a regular time slot of about 10 minutes to hear them read.

Murray Library will be hosting Library Lovers Day on Tuesday 14 February to launch the National Year of Reading to the Murray community.  You can enjoy a blind date with a book, or share your thoughts on the Why I Love to Read board.   Telephone Murray Library on 9531 7712 or email librarys@murray.wa.gov.au  for more details.

This message is presented by theShire of Murray and the National Year of Reading 2012.