If your child is participating in a RIF project, they will choose two or three free books to keep over the year, and will also receive a black drawstring bag to keep their books in, a bookmark, stickers and bookplates to stick in each free book. They will receive these books and goodies at two or three fun events. You can find out more about RIF and how our projects work in the About RIF section of this site.

One of the most important things you can do is encourage your child to read their RIF books or read them together as a family. These books will be very special as they will be what your child has chosen to read.

You can also help your child's project in a number of ways, such as:

• being part of the book selection group
• helping at events (e.g. with refreshments or sharing stories with the children)
• fundraising for more RIF projects.

Contact the person running the project (this may be your child's teacher, a librarian or another adult) to find out what kind of help they need.

For reading tips and advice, visit the NLT's Advice for Families page. For tips to help your child develop their talking and listening skills, download the Quick Tips from the Talk To Your Baby website.