10 Ways You Can Help Keep Kids Connected With Books
When you visit with kids, surround them with stories. Tell bedtime stories. Teach nursery rhymes. Take them to story time sessions at your local library. Listen to books on tape in the car.
Help kids find the kind of books that appeal to them: adventure stories, mysteries, science fiction, animal stories, and humor books – whatever they find most engaging.
Ask kids about what they’re reading. What are the characters like? What might happen next? What makes the book exciting or scary or funny?
Engage kids in everyday reading: notes in their lunchbox, instructions, nutritional info on cereal boxes, recipes, road signs, newspapers, or magazines.
Set a good example by reading yourself. Also share challenging games and puzzles such as crosswords.
Encourage kids to read to you. Resist the urge to correct mispronunciations or other mistakes. Focus on enjoying the story together.
Give books and magazines as gifts.
Before a Book Fair, go over the booklist. Point out books in categories they enjoy, new books from favorite authors, and books you enjoyed as a child.
Participate in the school’s Book Fair. Allow your child to share a love of books by making a contribution to the Classroom Wish List or One for Books® programs.
Encourage kids to be part of a community of readers. Suggest they post a review of a favorite book online or visit book-focused message boards such as a favorite author’s Web site or a community message board moderated by adults.
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