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…
Whatever they want to read, we read. What’s wrong with reading the back of a box of cereal? 😉
My babies love sounds {5 year old babies..lol}. When I make different voices for each of the characters in the story they love it. It not only makes them laugh but they want to try and do it too!!
In turn they want me to help them read the words so they can make the funny voices.
My girls (age 6 & 3) have quiet time everyday. I proposed to them an option during quiet time after my 6 year old started proficiently reading, that they wouldn’t have to be quiet if my oldest read aloud to her sister. Voile! It’s a magical moment, peering through the doorway seeing my two girls snuggled up next to each other reading together.
They would be thrilled with the V Reader, it looks amazing!
Tweeted it which is basically a miracle since it has been 19 days since my last tweet 🙂
Read or sleep works well for us – I put them down a little early but “let” them have a flashlight and read. I generally go crawl in bed with a different one each night and read to them. (Or fall asleep – whatever the case may be)
I tweeted this!
https://twitter.com/Lindsay_Blogs/status/19272164953
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I encourage them to read by reading to them. They beg me for a story each night and love having a book read to them. Hopefully, once they’re old enough to read they will WANT to do it.
Leave books laying all over the house, they lead to kids picking them up and reading and as an added bonus less cleaning up for you!! : )
Hope I did this right. 🙂
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