School’s Out For the Summer!!! It’s a proven fact that kids that read over the summer retain more knowledge from the past school year and they are better prepared to start the next school year. But parents sometimes have a difficult time getting their kids to read. Here are a few simple tips on how to get your children excited about summer reading.
- Provide them as much incentive as possible to read. Some book like Barnes and Noble and Borders offer rewards for summer readers.
- Read together – try to play out the characters in the book you read with your children. Use funny voices, be animated and try to make the story come to life. Have your child do the same while reading to you. Don’t correct them with every mistake they make and give lots of positive encouragement.
- Make going to the library a summer event. Let your child search through and pick out the books that interest them and that they want to read. The library often has summer activities that can help reinforce that libraries and reading can be fun.
- Many children get hooked on reading through reading a series of books. Think of all of the kids who have become avid readers through Harry Potter and other series books. If your child gets intrigued by certain characters, they may start to anxiously anticipate reading the next book in the series and so on.
Enjoy your summer reading!
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