1. Read aloud with your family or a friend — reading aloud builds vocabulary, enunciation, and emphasis. It is a shared activity that makes reading entertaining! 1. Read as performative — choose a family friendly play or short story and act it out together. 1. Read on a car trip, either silently or out loud. 1. Choose wordless books that are up to the audience to narrate — they build descriptive confidence and creativity. 1. Make treats in the kitchen mentioned in books that reference baking: cookies, cakes, pies, soup etc. 1. Join a book club — some communities have book clubs for kids or families, or if you are an adult there will likely be a book club at your local library. 1. Read fiction and non-fiction — if your kids are into science, read a Popular Mechanics and try out an experiment from the book! 1. “Cheat” by listening to an audiobook once in a while — it will improve concentration and listening skills. 1. Read to a buddy — a younger sibling, child, or elderly neighbor etc. 1. Make books a reward or treat — instead of chocolate, make getting a book an exciting reward for good behavior or potty training etc.