Raising Lifetime Readers The Gift of Reading Raising Lifetime Readers

Credits Give the Gift! 10 Fulfilling Ways to Raise a Lifetime Reader by Matthew Gollub BrainyBetty powerpoint templates at www.brainybetty.com 11/13/2018

Read to your child everyday. Ask family members and care givers to read to your child, too. Cuddle with your child while reading aloud. Children need to see dads, brothers, uncles, grandfathers, and male cousins reading. 11/13/2018

Show your child that reading is useful. Point out road signs, store signs, and other informational signs that you see throughout the day. Let your child see you reading the newspaper, magazines, cookbooks, menus and such. 11/13/2018

Show your child that reading is fun. Allow your child to act out what they hear. Talk to your child about why what your reading is interesting. Explain how the book relates to them and you. Tell stories and talk about the pictures. 11/13/2018

Visit the library often – it’s free. Library cards are free to check out books. There are books in Spanish and English. Ask the librarian for help and suggestions for books to read with your child. Keep your library books in a special place so you don’t have to turn the house upside down whenever the library books are due. 11/13/2018

Keep plenty of books at home. Children should have a variety of books at home. Keep magazines at home for both you and the child. You can buy books at garage sales, book sales or even trade books with other parents, friends and family members. 11/13/2018

Limit time spent on TV and video games. **Note: This s not a popular tip among kids. Reading is far richer than TV. Students do better in school who spend time reading rather than watching TV and playing video games. Control other media, such as ipods and cell phone use. Create quiet time every day for silent reading and study time. 11/13/2018

Help your child read on the go. Waiting time is READING time. Keep books ready in your car or purse. When you don’t have a book handy, read something else. Keep an eye out for free written information. Songs, stories and recorded books also help prepare kids to read. Ask for audio books at your library. 11/13/2018

Celebrate good reading effort. Keep a reading log to keep track of how many books that you read to your child and your child reads by themselves. Don’t forget to celebrate YOUR reading efforts, too! Reward your child for their reading efforts by giving them special privileges or extra spending money. Set goals and reward them for reaching their goals or their best efforts. 11/13/2018

Be a part of a reading community. It’s parent involvement that makes schools great! When kids meet an author in person, it can change their relationship with books. Authors often speak at the libraries and bookstores – maybe even at your child’s school! Start a reading club outside of school with classmates and neighbors. Join a summer reading program at the local library. 11/13/2018

Use reading to connect with your teen. Keep an eye out for articles of interest to your teen. Tape useful reading material for your teen to the refrigerator, mirror or the bathroom floor- somewhere they are sure to look. Set goals with your teen and work step by step toward the future. Reading aloud with teens helps keep you in touch with your teens’ interests. 11/13/2018

More helpful hints for Reading! Place books (not a TV) in your child’s room, and perhaps a reading lamp by your child’s bed. Have older kids read to the younger ones. Older children can serve as role models and free up time for YOU! Writing is a natural complement to reading. Encourage your child to keep a journal or diary. 11/13/2018

More helpful hints for Reading. The more the read the more you know. The greater our skill, the more FUN reading becomes. The more FUN we have, the more we read. Reading for PLEASURE can build needed Confidence in preteens and teenagers. Consider BUYING books for kids, and make them use their OWN money to buy things like video games. 11/13/2018