motivating your child to read
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Motivating Your Child to Read
Take regular trips to the library
Allow children to choose their own books
Create successful reading situations
Easy text
Repetitive Texts
Example of Repetitive Text:
The Bitaba BirdBy Carol Moore
http://www.magickeys.com/books/bitaba/index.html
Allow for multiple readings of a book
(It’s okay to read a book over and over again!)
Explore Alternatives to Books
online stories and reading games
comic books
children’s newspapers
Children’s Magazines
Sports Illustrated for Kids
National Geographic Kids
Highlights for Children
Ranger Rick Magazine
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz
(used with permission)
Reading Challenge!
Challenge children to read as many books as they can in a given period
of time
Think about your own attitude toward reading
Build Family Literacy
story time
library trips family reading
goals
recipes
map/ directions
email/texts
grocery lists
newspaper articles
religious materials
games
sports
Don’t give up!
Take the full course to learn more reading strategies to use with your child!
Creating Better Readers through Storytime: A Parent’s Guide to Reading Instruction
http://the-online-reading-clinic.thinkific.com/courses/creating-better-readers-through-storytime