Read past articles by principals, guest columnists, and featured authors to get advice, planning strategies, and tips to encourage a lifelong love of reading.   Featured Articles Winter 2008: Make a Committment to Read Aloud to Children Jim Trelease, author of The Read-Aloud Handbook As principals and teachers, we are constantly on the look-out for new ways to help book-averse students improve their reading skills, while gently, but firmly, nudging them into that lifelong adventure called "reading."     Fall 2008: The Best Way to Turn Kids on to Reading? Turn Them on to 'Good Books!' James Patterson, Best-selling Author In this exclusive interview with Scholastic Book Fairs, award-winning author of the popular Maximum Ride and Alex Cross series talks about some of the best ways principals and parents can get kids excited about reading.     Summer 2008: Keep Them Turning the Pages All Summer Francie Alexander, Chief Academic Officer at Scholastic Studies show that students who don't continue to read over the summer are likely to lose crucial ground. Fortunately, there are ways to keep kids reading this summer. Learn eight ways to help prevent the summer slide.     Spring 2008: A Parent’s Guide to Reading with Your Child Sharon Darling, founder and president of the National Center for Family Literacy How can I encourage my child to want to read? Read together. As you discover adventures between the covers of a book, you will also discover things about each other. Get 10 tips on how to bring up a booklover.     Winter 2007: Rally Students to Want to Read Linda Siciliano, Principal, Stadley Rough Elementary Choice is important to all readers, yet according to recent research, many students say it isn’t always easy finding books they want to read. Which begs the question: How can principals connect students with books they actually find appealing? Keep reading to find out.     Fall 2007: Helping School-Age Children Become Better Readers Sharon Darling, founder and president of the National Center for Family Literacy When you are involved in your child’s learning, he or she will be more successful! Providing language and literacy support to school-age children helps connect learning at school to learning at home. Here are a few strategies you can use to help your child become a better reader.     Summer 2007: Klutz Build-a-Book Event Helps Students Build Self-Confidence Carolyn Polselli, Principal, St. Leo School Never underestimate the creative genius of children equipped with a pencil, paper, and markers in one hand and a glue stick, foam shapes, and some googly eyes in the other. See how a Klutz Build-a-Book event can build self-confidence.     Spring 2007: Prepare Children for Reading Success at School Sharon Darling, founder and president of the National Center for Family Literacy Parents know that reading is important for school success. Sometimes, though, parents don’t know the process of learning to read or how to help their child make this reading voyage. Learn how parents can help their children achieve reading success during various stages in life with these time-tested tips.     Winter 2006: What's a 'Hinky Pinky' for a Proud Principal? A Reader Leader! Donna Barton, Principal, St. Joseph Montessori School There truly is a rhyme and a reason why the fifth graders at St. Joseph Montessori School in Columbus, Ohio, earned the coveted grand prize for nonfiction in the 2006 Scholastic Book Fairs Kids Are Authors competition. Keep reading to see how it all came together.       Fall 2006: Setting the Tone for Our Community of Readers Linda Siciliano, Principal, Stadley Rough Elementary At the beginning of each school year, we renew our commitment to the building blocks of achievement and the personal growth of every student. While we are continuously juggling competing priorities, literacy remains the constant in the heart of our work. Learn 10 ways to nurture a love of reading.