Encouraging Kids To Read

ENCOURAGING KIDS TO READCreative ways to encourage students to read

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Positive Reinforcement Positive reinforcement from parents and

teachers helps Children need to know that adults in

their lives care about reading

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Book Allowance Provide an allowance for books Encourages reading



Magazines Buy from a good magazine rack Easily accessible Affordable Exercise some judgement on reading

material



Subscriptions Subscriptions to a magazine are a good

idea Promotes the excitement of “ownership”



Model Reading Provide a good example Children who see their parents reading,

often become readers Acceptance that reading is an everyday

activity



Read Aloud Reading to children is one of the best

ways to encourage an interest in reading Delegate older kids to read to younger

siblings If nothing else, simply read newspaper

articles aloud



Special Book Place Establish a special place in the child's

room for his or her books A feeling of ownership is important



Library Make regular family visits to the library even if your child doesn't seem

interested in taking out books



Meet The Librarian Introduce your child to the librarian Most librarians will be only too happy to

help your child find interesting material to read



Recommend Books Provide your expertise Tell the child how difficult or easy the

books are to read let the child decide if he or she wants to

read them



Book Abandonment Accept that a child may abandon a book

halfway through. Hasn’t that happened to you?

Some books are not worth struggling with (for you)

Some advice suggests you abandon a book after 60 pages if it doesn’t grab you



Advertise Your Purchases Buy books for yourself and let your

children know you do it



Reading To You If your child decides to read something

to you, be patient and let him or her read to you.



Amazon Amazon is a great repository of books Use customer reviews and ratings to find

books your child likes Affordable



The Internet The internet can be a great resource Help your child find the information you

need Implement parental controls for their

protection Be discerning when filtering out

inappropriate material



Hobbies And Interests Encourage kids to have hobbies and

interests Help to develop such interests by finding

relevant reading material



Praise Praise the child for his or her reading,

when appropriate: Long books tackled Hard books conquered



Topics Of Interest When a topic of interest develops for

your family (like a vacation), bring home books on the topic

Share with the family



Discussion Discuss with your child any book he or

she is reading for a class at school. Read the book yourself.



Opportunities Spot opportunities for reading:

Ingredients on food Instructions for assembling something Cooking recipes Rules for a new game



Display Good Books Display good books somewhere in your

home Let children know that books have an

important place in the home have a generous selection of a wide

variety of books



Ownership Have your child put his name in his

books Ownership is important


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