sastra_001
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Helping my child with reading, Learning styles and differences, Teen issues
Q:
what to do to get interest in reading?
> 60 days ago
What the Expert Says:
Additional Answers (7)
think about what your child is in to and look for a book with simalar iteams.
> 60 days ago
Try and find something that would interest your child. Don't get what's popular and hot now like "Harry Potter" or "Twilight" but something that can relate to, what they enjoy doing, or something that can spark their interest. I do not know the age of your child, but when I was in the 9th/10th grade I enjoyed reading Romiette and Julio Sharon M. Draper, If you Come Softly Jacqueline Woodson, The First Part Last Angela Johnson, and What my Mother doesn't Know Sonya Sones.
> 60 days ago
Try setting aside a special time and place to read for fun while together, such as a cafe on Sunday mornings. Each person reads his/her own book, just while being together. Despite (because of?) the quiet, this can actually create some relaxed closeness too.
> 60 days ago
Hi sastra_001,
It's so important that kids develop steady and consistent ready habits in order to be succesful learners, so I think it's great you asked this question!
At my home, my sister and I were encouraged to read from when we were very young. Some of things my mother did were explicit, like reading to us at bedtime and taking us book shopping as a reward for good behavior. We would go to a bookstore downtown and make a whole day of it, eating lunch at a favorite restaurant and getting ice cream after. But mostly, I think I learned to value to reading because my parents modeled good reading habits for us all the time. Simple things like switching off the TV and reading a book instead, getting newspapers and reading interesting articles (and even funny advertisements ) aloud to us. Leave a lot of interesting reading material around the house and set aside time in your day to read, and your kids might find it easier to get into the habit.
I found a couple of articles that might be useful to you. Good luck!
http://www.education.com/reference/article/Ref_20_Ways_Parents/
http://www.rif.org/parents/tips/tip.mspx?View=18
It's so important that kids develop steady and consistent ready habits in order to be succesful learners, so I think it's great you asked this question!
At my home, my sister and I were encouraged to read from when we were very young. Some of things my mother did were explicit, like reading to us at bedtime and taking us book shopping as a reward for good behavior. We would go to a bookstore downtown and make a whole day of it, eating lunch at a favorite restaurant and getting ice cream after. But mostly, I think I learned to value to reading because my parents modeled good reading habits for us all the time. Simple things like switching off the TV and reading a book instead, getting newspapers and reading interesting articles (and even funny advertisements ) aloud to us. Leave a lot of interesting reading material around the house and set aside time in your day to read, and your kids might find it easier to get into the habit.
I found a couple of articles that might be useful to you. Good luck!
http://www.education.com/reference/article/Ref_20_Ways_Parents/
http://www.rif.org/parents/tips/tip.mspx?View=18
> 60 days ago
We also have a 15 year old who has no interest in reading. We have found that reading magazines or non-fiction seems to hold the most interest. I know it is not 'War and Peace' but some reading is better than nothing. We even offered to PAY for each book that was read and even that did not spark an interest!!!
> 60 days ago
well first pick your kind of books you like. i like fiction and that is it i would not read nothing other than that.what books do you like?
> 60 days ago
I absolutely agree with the person who suggested magazines and non-fiction. There is way too much literary pretension. Popular Science and Mechanix Illustrated are good. I read WIRED cover to cover every month. History Channel has an excellent history mag. What girl wouldn't enjoy PEOPLE?...But most important, make sure that they can actually read. Easy to test. If kids drop words, add words, substitute words, or reverse words, they are illiterate in the way that Whole Word generates. See site below for remedial help:
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