We are being challenged to come up with a list of ways to encourage kids to read.
If you have been around The Nirvana for any length of time, you know that I have been trying out a few of my own this summer:
- Bribery
- Scheduling reading time
- Threats
(not really me)
Oh, did I NOT mention the threats?
I usually dwell on happier things, so it probably didn’t get much blog attention. But threats have been part of my summer reading master plan.
The truth is that all the things above can MAKE my kids read which I hope in time fosters the LOVE of reading that I so desperately want for them.
Because when they WANT to read and sneak a book at bedtime, I think it is a beautiful thing…
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I try to encourage my kids to read by example. That is, as I am reading I tell them about all the cool things that are happening in the story I am reading and then ask them to show me a story that they are interested in. This does not work with teens, by the way. However, it does work very well with my four-year old and he has started to pick up the love of reading. Yay us!! Now if we can get the baby to do the same. 🙂
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We have chapters for cookies. Each chapter earns one cookie. Bribery is a good method.
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Quiz and reward:- We have Quiz night, where we read books to our son and ask him questions about whatever we read in the book and reward him for the answers he give(we give him dollars which can only be spent for buying new books for donation).
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I encourage my kiddos reading by making weekly trips to the library, keeping fully stocked bags of books by their beds which they can look at at bedtime and naptime and both beds are close to their own library corner of two bookshelves overflowing with books.
Of course, saying “yes” to “will you read this book to me” is the most important thing!
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My children are all grown up now and so is one of my grandchildren….I have always loved to read so they constantly saw me reading. I read to my boys every day and I guess that’s why they developed a love for reading….my granddaughter reads anything that gets in front of her! I’m so glad she got that love for reading.
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