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Reading opens doors for everyone. Fostering strong reading skills is one of the best gifts you can give your children.

Here are some tips to help keep kids reading this summer:

1. Show them reading is fun. Set aside time each day to read together as a family and have fun reading out loud with your children. Create a scrapbook of your summer activities and write the captions together.
   
   
2. Keep them interested. When taking a trip to your local library, let your children pick out materials they are interested in reading. Comics, magazines, even baseball or hockey cards will help kids with their reading skills.
   
   
3. Make reading an everyday activity. Encourage your children to read anything they can get their hands on - street signs, menus, recipes and books are all great tools to strengthen reading skills.
   
   
4. Set an example. Let your kids see you read so they know that reading is important. Encourage them to talk about and describe their daily activities. And most of all - turn off the TV!
   
   
5. Join the TD Summer Reading Club. Help your children discover their passion for reading by visiting your local library and signing up for a summer of fun and learning. The program offers a wide range of reading choices, as well as lots of fun-filled activities to keep children motivated to read throughout the summer.