First and foremost , you should have this point on your mind.

“READING AND LEARNING SHOULD BE AN ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE.”
Children who develop a love of learning at an early age continue the process throughout their lives and are generally more successful, interesting and happier than those who do not .

As a parent you are your child's first and most important teacher.  When parents and families are involved they have better feelings about going to school.

There are many ways that parents can support their children's learning at home and throughout the school year.  Here are some ideas to get you started! 
Read to and with your child at least  30 minutes each day.

Your child will gain awareness of the conventions of reading ( left to right, top to bottom) and gain vocabulary Running your index finger under the print as you read will help your child notice that printed words have meaning gradually you can ask her to identify letters, sounds and numbers.

Model good reading habits. Help your child understand that reading is important by letting her see you reading books, journal, newspapers, etc. suggest reading as a free time activity.  Keep books that are of interest to your child in an easy place for her to read.

Encourage your child to read on her own at home.  Reading at home can help your child do better in school. 

  Encourage your child to practice reading aloud. Frequently listen to your child read out loud and praise her often as she does so offer to read every other page or chapter to your child.  Have conversation  and discussions about the book with your child.

 Write short notes to your child to read. Write her weekly house hold responsibilities for her to keep track of.

 Encourage activities that require reading. Cooking reading a recipe and constructing a kite ( reading directions) are some examples.

 Establishing a reading time, even if it is ten minutes each day. Make sure that there is good reading light in your child's  room and stock her bookshelves with books that are easy to both read and reach.

 Talk with your child. Talking makes children thinks about their experiences more and helps them expand their vocabularies. Ask your child to give detailed descriptions of events and to tell complete stories.

 Give your child writing materials. Reading and writing go hand in hand.  Children want to learn to write and to practice writing.  If you make pencils, crayons and paper available at all times your child will be more inclined to initiate writing activities on his own.

 Restrict television time. The less time your child spends watching television, the more time he will have for reading  related activities.

  Find out how your child is
doing at school. Ask the teacher    how well your child is doing in class.  If your child is not keeping up, especially when it comes toreading, ask what you or the school can do  to help.  It is  important to act early before your child gets too far behind.

 Make sure that your child gets homework done. Let your child know that you think education is important and that homework needs to be done each day.  You can help your child with homework by setting aside a special place to study, establishing a regular time for homework, and removing destructions such as the social phone calls and television during homework time. If you are reluctant to help your child with homework because you feel that you do not know the subject well enough, you can help by showing that you are interested, helping your child get organized, providing the necessary materials, asking your child about daily assignments,  monitoring work to make sure that it is completed, and praising all of your child's efforts.  Remember that doing your child's homework for her won't help her in the long run.

 Demonstrate a positive attitude about education to your children. What we say and do in our daily lives can help them to develop positive attitude towards school and learning and to build confidence in themselves as learners.  Showing children that us both value education and use it us our daily lives provides them with powerful models and contributes greatly to their success in school.  In addition, by showing interest in their children's education, parents and families can spark enthusiasm in them and lead them to a very important understanding and is well worth the effort required.

 Encourage your child to use the library. Helping your child find out about libraries will set her on the road to being an independent learner.  Libraries also offer a quiet place for pupils to complete homework or just read a book peacefully.

 Taking responsibility and working independently are important qualities for school success.  You can help your child to develop these qualities by stabling reasonable rules  that you enforce consistently, making it clear to your child that she has to take responsibility for what she does, both at home and school showing your child hour to break a job down into small steps, and monitor what your child does after school, in the evenings and on weekend.

  Encourage active learning. Children need active learning as well as quiet learning such as reading and doing homework.  Active learning involves asking and answering questions, solving problems and exploring interests.  To promote active learning, listen to your child's ideas and respond to them.  Let her jump in with questions and opinions when you read books together when you encourage this type of give and take at home, your child's participation and interest in school is likely to increase.

In a nutshell, if you want to help your child to succeed in school, always do your part to ensure that she starts school with a strong foundation in language and literacy  related skills and a desire to read  

Reading for pleasure and interest will help your child to develop reading skills and will give an opportunity to practice these skills in meaningful ways.