R E A D I N G Seriously

Rocks!How to Unleash the Inner Reader in Just About Any Kid and

Why it’s so Very Important

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Dreams for our Kids

(expectations)

Dreams for our Kids(realities)

Dreams for our Kids(realities)

Dreams for our Kids(realities)

Dreams for our Kids(realities)

Dreams for our Kids(realities)

Reading awakens our

empathy and gives us awareness.

Reading makes us

better citizens.

Kids can read their way out of poverty.

Example: The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

Reading is the ONLY extra-curricular activity

linked to getting a managerial or professional

job in later life.

-- University of Oxford, 2011

Limit, limit, limit!

So please, oh please, we beg,

we pray,Go throw your TV set

away,And in its place you can

installA lovely bookshelf on the

wall.Then fill the shelves with

lots of books….. -- Roald Dahl

A FEW IDEASLink reading time to screen time1:1 ratio of reading to screen time2:1 ratio of reading to screen timeSet amount of screen time daily (after all chores & other assigned tasks are completed)

Screen time only on weekendsNo TV, only movies at discretion of parent

REMEMBER WHO’S BOSS (it ain’t the kids)!

Realistic Expectations

“There is no way to be a perfect parent, and a million ways to be a

good one.” - Jill ChurchillNO PARENTGUILT ALLOWED!

two factors most associated with

academic reading success?(Study by Stephen Krashner)

most important:Time -

amount of reading

second most important:

Choice - ability for reader to decide what he or she reads

Moms Weigh In:FantasticReadingIncentiveIdeas

Fill your house with stacks of

books, in every cranny and all the

nooks.-- Dr. Seuss

Books in the home are as important as parents’ educational levels in determining level of

education children will attain.

-- Research in Social Stratification & Mobility, June 2010

WearTheOld CoatAndBuyTheNewBook-Austen Phelps

Children are made readers in the laps of their parents.

When choosing read-alouds consider the

first book in a series. This will give

kids the gift of background

knowledge.

Let Your Kids/Grandkids/Students See You Reading – Huge Predictor

of their Reading Success

“You can’t teach what you don’t know

anymore than you can come back from

where you ain’t been.”

-- Will Rogers

Weekly Family Reading Night

.

Pay Kids To Read

(yep, you read that right)

One parenting class suggested that parents pay kids for what they most want their kids

to do.

GOAL: Make kids CITIZENS of the LIBRARY

100

bookCHALLENGE

What About Kids Who

Haven’t QUITE Found their READINGSTRIDE?

Correct Reading Level=

Successful Reading Experience

Don’t let Mommy pride get in the way!

Consider All Genres (no matter how batty

it makes you)

Any book that helps a child form a habit of

reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is

good for him.-- Maya Angelou

LEARNERS who lose POWER OF

CHOICE are disempowered.

SO……… give them choices and then GET OUT OF THE

WAY!(don’t try to cast kids in your

image)

You cannot teach a man anything,

you can only help him find it within himself.

- Galileo

Rule: Read book before watching movie OR Watch

movie before reading book.FLEXIBILITY is the name of the

game.

Embrace Technology

Can’t hold it back! MULTISENSORY can be the KEY to SUCCESSFUL

READING & LEARNING. Awesome Apps!!

Kids with serious and/or diagnosable

reading struggles

BridgerVisual Perception Struggles

Amanda – Severe

Dyslexia

Unconditional Love & Acceptance

Praise for Efforts rather than Grades

Family Project – Siblings Reading Chapter Books

Read next year’s high school books during

summer

Mom & Dad read text book assignments aloud

Myriad of ActivitiesOutside of Academics

There are times when kids

simply need a kick in the pants….

“The best book ever.” – Seth, age 10

enthusiasm

bribery

offeringkickbacks

Do Your HOMEWORK!90% of books are trash. It’s the 10% that

get us where we want to go. Make the Journey

Worthwhile!-- Professor Jim Jacobs

Moms weigh in to compile the ultimate list:

BOOKS WE ADORE! surveyed moms from across the country, asked them to be SUPER DISCRIMINATING and only list

books they ABSOLUTELY ADORE

Link to list on my website: www.seriousmomsense.com

USA Today’s 100 GREATEST BOOKS FOR

KIDS ranked by Scholastic Parent and Child Magazine

February 2012The 50 Best Books for Kids

ranked by TimeOut New YorkMarch 2012100 Picture Books

Everyone Should Know

New York Public Library

LIBRARIES – LIBRARIANS – TEACHERS - AUTHORS - BOOK

BLOGSTeri Harman: Book-Matters.comBetsy Bird: blog.schoollibraryjournal.comDonalyn Miller: The Book WhispererRead Today: incentive program, trackingRated Reads: content reviewsBook Adventure: book lists & kids reading programClassics for Children: yesterdaysclassics.comLibraries of Hope (Forgotten Classics, Freedom Series): librariesofhope.com

REMEMBER ULTIMATE GOALS:SUCCESSFUL ADULTS

MEANINGFUL, JOYFUL EXPERIENCES WITH YOUR KIDS

“CHILDREN ARE NOT VESSELS TO BE FILLED BUT FIRES TO BE LIT.”

There are many little ways to

enlarge your child’s world. Love of

books is the best of all.

-- Jacqueline Kennedy