Read with your child!
It is a good idea to practise reading with your new first-grader at home.
Read aloud to your child every day
Read to your child in your mother tongue.
Find a book together that interests your child.
Let your child choose where you read. Reading with your child is also a pleasant way to spend time together.
Let your child read aloud to you every now and then.
Discuss the events in the book together.
Show your child that you are interested in reading
Visit the library with your child
Vantaa has ten libraries and two mobile libraries.
You can borrow different kinds of books from the library also in your mother tongue or plain Finnish.
Borrowing books is free of charge.
The library staff will be happy to help you!