Reading note of "What your kindergartner needs to know"

1. Read to your child daily

The single most important and helpful thing you can do is to set aside 20 minutes daily to read aloud to your child.

Your child's ability to follow and enjoy a story when read aloud far surpasses her ability to read independently.

As you read, stop and talk about the story with your child to engage her in the story and check for understanding. Make inferences, predictions, and connections.

(I can read to Aiden 2~ 3 grades level up books with varities (nonfiction ect) + Chinese book. He reads to himself his own level books he brought back from school, raz-kids and some library books)

2. Talk to your child.

Provide as many opportunities as possible for children to listen to and speak adult language. And don't feel compelled to simplify your vocabulary. Longer and more complex conversations with sophisticated words are a good way to expose your child to rich language.

The list of recommended works

Books that build character

Books to build on: A grade by grade resource guide for parents and teachers

The read-aloud handbook

The new york times parents' guide to the best book for Children