• Model reading for pleasure.
• Ask your child about what he/she is reading in school.
• Subscribe to a newspaper and/or magazine.
• Discuss favourite books (new and older) with your child.
• Visit a local book store to browse with your child.
• Apply for a library card; ensure that your child has one also.
• Visit the School Library’s home page to explore the databases, sites, and reviewed books from home.
• Visit the Public Library’s home page from home at www.caledon.library.on.ca.
• Check for available book titles and reserve books from home.
• Check the numerous databases and links offered by the Public Library.
• Give a Chapters/Indigo/Coles gift card or local book store gift certificate to your child on special occasions.
• Subscribe your child to a magazine of his or her choice that   reflects his or her interests. e.g. Sports Illustrated, Hockey News, Flare, Faze. etc.
• Have various types of reading materials available at home e.g. novels, non-fiction, comic strip anthologies, comic books, graphic novels, periodicals

Source: Ministry of Education, Tips and Tools for Parents. http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/abc123/eng/