Recently, a friend of mine wondered how she could get her son to be a better reader, because he was falling short in the Accelerated Reader Program at school. He had missed out on going on the school reward field trip because he could not seem to make his reading goals. I asked her if either she or her husband read at home ever, and she admitted they were more of a TV family, not really a book family. I wish I would have had some of these tips to share with her then. You can bet Io will share them when the new school year starts. The following are some great tips:
Summer Reading Tips from Tim Shanahan, author of Macmillan/McGraw-Hill’s best selling elementary reading program, Treasures. (Macmillan/McGraw Treasures)
Dr. Shanahan is also the past president of the International Reading Association.
1. Read Together! Summer usually allows families to spend more time together. This is a great opportunity to read more with your kids to help keep their skills fresh. Children learn a lot when you read to them. Even if your child can read by himself, take turns reading to each other, and be sure to talk about what you are reading. Ask questions, answer questions and explore the ideas together.
2. Ask Questions. Even if you are not reading the same books they are, talk to your children about what they are reading. Ask them questions such as what happened in the story or what might happen next, who is their favorite character, or who is the villain. This builds summarization and recall skills, and your interest helps increase their interest.
3. Leverage Pop Culture. Don’t ignore the value of graphic novels or a popular series like the Twilight books or Harry Potter. These are great ways to encourage adolescents to read more.
4. Plan an Outcome Activity. Whether you are reading to your children or they are reading themselves, plan an outcome event or activity based on the reading. For instance, if the book has been made into a movie, watch the DVD together after reading the book. Book reading can lead to picnics, museum visits, ballgames or even family vacations.
5. Mix it up. Don’t just focus on storybooks. Kids often prefer to read about fact rather than fiction, including books and articles about the environment, animals, current events, sports, and other topics. Talk to them about what they like and help them find reading materials that match those interests.
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87 comments:
My kids earn extra video game time by reading.
My mom used to pay me one cent per page of book I read. She would question me on the book to be sure I really read it. I might do that when my kids are old enough to read whole books.
Take the kids to the library weekly and get them their own library card! They love having their own card and picking out their own books. I always put the boys name on the calendar on the due date with the # of books each had checked out. Each due date they were waiting with all their books so they could check out new ones.
I make them participate in summer reading programs during summer and I almost nag them.
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My son liked to have the book in his hands...so we pick out books on tape and then he can hold the book and follow along instead of me trying to read it to him.
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I think children learn from your example, so in addition to reading to them constantly, let them see YOU reading for pleasure as well.
I think it definitely helps if both parents are readers but the best tip I can give is to buy books about what your child is interested in and that is the starting point to a lifetime of loving to read. Thank you!
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we participate in our local library's summer reading club. Plus I use other things like recipes, grocery lists, billboards to get my kids reading. They don't view it the same since it's not in a book and have fun helping out. Great tips in your post too.
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I set aside the hour after we finish lunch as the reading hour. Its amazing when you make a schedule how well the kids will stick to it. No questions or grumblings!
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read with them
I would read on the beach and now my son reads everywhere
Read a great new romantic comedy that follows the turbulent fortunes of Paul Marriott, his young cricket team and his hapless friends. Marriott is a blonde haired twenty-eight year old with an acute left wing political belief. In his social time he is the Secretary of a local Sunday League football team, which are based at the Truckersfield Village Club. There is a remarkable camaraderie between the players as most of them have either grown up together or been friends for a number of years. But the team is known more for their antics off the field rather than their performances on it. Marriott has spent the last few years trying to develop the team and bring success to this village club. He works tenaciously with his committee and even goes as far as bringing in a new strict and dedicated manager and signs two players from their greatest rivals.
Marriott works for a local community development agency and spends his time developing educational programmes for local residents and community groups. During this time he bumps into Emma Potter who is the sister of James Potter a major player for their bitter rivals Moortown Inn. The two of them are inseparable over the coming months, although there do remain a number of obstacles that they need to overcome because Emma is engaged to one of the Moortown players. The storyline follows the gang at Truckersfield as they enjoy themselves on various trips and in the local environment. Marriott dreams begin to get realised as the team shows a remarkable improvement on previous years and gets involved in a championship race.
In his younger days Marriott was an exceptional cricket player with Yorkshire Boys and in fact, if it were not for him losing interest in the game at the age of 16 many thought he would have made a county cricketer. This had been the main reason behind his decision to return to the sport in a coaching role. He had been working at Derry High School on an adult education programme. At this time a former teacher Mr Hilton asked him if he was still playing the game. But Marriott informed him that he had stopped playing years ago, but his love for cricket remained as strong as ever and he was still a member of Yorkshire County Cricket Club. He was asked if he would be interested in coaching a group of kids at the school who had just set up a team and were looking for someone with vast cricket knowledge.
So Marriott became involved with the cricket coaching at Derry and started working on his coaching tactics immediately. Cricket was Marriott’s first love and he could not wait to get started. However, Derry did have a very bad reputation as a school and many teachers have left the school over recent years because of problems with the facilities and its students.
But that did not worry Marriott as he had worked with disadvantaged communities before and was convinced that he could develop the school team. But even he could have never imagined of what was to happen over the next eight months.
The squad was made of children with a variety of problems but Marriott and his colleagues were about to develop an amazing relationship with the kids. Along with his mate Taffy they set about his task with an incredible desire. He was also about to build an unusual relationship with Evelyn Piquant-Wright a teacher that Marriott had previously disliked for her families political beliefs and background. Along the way they shock the cricketing fraternity by winning the district cup and by forcing their way into the National Finals. This is helped by Marriott’s acquisition of a young traveller boy by the name of Gouger who turns out to be the saviour that school team requires. In fact, the team go all the way to the spiritual home of cricket Lord’s, taking the rest of the school with them on their epic journey.
A regularly scheduled weekly library trip allowing kids to choose their own reading materials encourages reading. Thanks for the chance.
i read to them every night and i'm sure they've seen me reading
I encourage the kids to read year round but in the summer I can give them an extra nudge with the summer reading programs -- they both really like those!
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my daughter reads so much that we use all of our swagbucks points for amazon.ca codes and we do surveys to get amazon.ca codes as well
during the Easter break she wrote two stories
She also won the ELA award in her grade 7 class because of all the reading she does and the writing
her teacher has also borrowed her a ton of books to read from her personal collection as well
buy books about what your child is interested it really helps fuel the fire!
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The best way to encourage your children to read is to read yourself. As children get older, try reading the same books as them and discussing them over dinner.
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Read to them as early as possible and you won't have to goad them to read, it will be it's own reward. :)
we log and reward for every 10 books read.
We live out in the country and we promise to take him to the park in town if he meets his reading requirements
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My kids aren't quite old enough to read themselves yet, but we set aside special times during the day to read together--hopefully that will translate in to a lifelong love for reading.
My daughter keeps a reading log and gets rewards at various stages. She really likes seeing the list grow, she's proud of it.
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My kids love the library's summer reading program where you can win a prize if you read so many books.
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I provide them with lots of new, interesting books. I do this cheaply by shopping yard sales, thrift store and clearance sales. I also make a lot of trips to the library.
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Parents should read to their children well beyond the age when the children are independent readers. Children can typically comprehend books at a higher level than when they read independently. The children also benefit by hearing a fluent reader read with expression. Jim Trelease's Read Aloud Handbook has great book lists and reading ideas. I love this topic!
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My daughter isn't reading yet (she's 2), but reading and books are a huge part of our every day life. We read all day and then read at least 3 books before naps and bed! I hope our love of reading rubs off on her! Thanks for the giveaway :)
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I take the kids to the library once a week and we all pick out a few books.
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I read a great tip recently - when you read with your child, let the child hold the book. It will allow them to control the speed of the story, slowing down when they need or want to and speeding up the pace to keep interested. Simple, but makes sense!
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I like to be very animated when reading and do different voices, act out certain parts, etc!
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We incorporate reading into our vacations. We read plaques at museums etc. Thank you
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I encourage my kids by showing them that I like to read. The love to copy me. Thanks!
we read together and we go to the park and read alot its so relazing outside thanks for the chance to win this we also make a big deal of going and picking out the next book eaglesforjack@gmail.com
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Honestly, wee man loves to read.. and lil Kiwi is following his footsteps.. We read everyday to them (often more than once)... However, to keep it interesting Wee Man gets to pick a new book whenever I get him a new "learning" book.. he loves them all
I read with my kids! We all sit down together and read our own books. They love that time. :)
Show by example - I am always reading and going to the library
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We take them to the libray and let them pick out the books they like.
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Reading books as a family fun activity-
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my son earns computer time when he reads
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Turn the TV off. Let the see you reading. REad to your kids from an early age.
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I talk with them about what I'm reading and encourage them to tell me about their books.
Reading is rewarded with special treats.
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mine participate in summer reading contest.
To get my kids to read, I read the same book then make a trivia game. Whoever gets the most answers correct, wins a very little prize. It's fun!
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My daughters and I go to the library at least once a week and my 2-year-old loves to pull books off the shelf and "read" them right then and there. We always take home a full bag and I try to find time to read a book of mine at the same time as her so she can see that reading is fun for everyone!
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Ages ago, I read a news story online that said basically a kids intelligence was relative to how many books in their home. So we are always bringing books into the home, even if it's just borrowed from the library. I've vowed to never say no to buying a book if it's asked for when we are out shopping too.
I let him choose and try to read with enthusiasm or make it funny
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We have a reading chart and once she fills it up she will get a surprise.
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We visit the library at least twice a week.
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Follow up a favorite activity that the kids (and parents, perhaps) have just finished (camping trip, sporting event, flying a kite, etc.) with a book on that topic. Or, precede such an activity with a book. This will greatly increase the child's interest, especially if the child loves the activity!! Changing voices and intonations when reading a story has always been a hit with my kids. We set aside a regular time each day to all sit quietly and read, or read something together and make trips to the library. We sit outside if the weather is nice too. Thanks for the chance to win!
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i have my son read for a half hour before going outside or playing video games :)
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Plan art activites to go along with reading--that way your child processes what he reads through his drawing.
I love reading with my child!~ I encourage her by getting her into summer reading programs, letting her pick out books at the library and helping her write her own stories.
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When I was a lttle girl I was like most kids and always wanted a toy or candy when at the store,my mom's rule is I may not have gotten the toy or candy but I could always get a book. I have made that a rule with my son and even at for he enjoys books and kids magazines..So by making that a choice he can have a book lover as I am and my son is proving to be..
We read out loud together and take turns reading a page or a paragraph or a sentence. Sometimes, depending on the story, we will act out some of the parts ourselves. This helps with getting the imagination flowing and gets them more active and involved in the story.
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My tip is just to make reading part of your daily routine
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Take the kids to the library weekly and let him learn everything there.
Try reading outside - it's a nice change of pace.
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I have backpacks full of books in the car for long and short trips :)
My favorite reading tip is to take kids to the library and let them pick out the books they’re interested in.
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