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Helping Your Child to Become a Lifelong Reader

Helping Your Child to Become a Lifelong Reader

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Nurturing a love for reading in your child will not only provide them the knowledge to succeed academically, but it also will encourage your child to become a lifelong reader. Strategies for motivating your child to read, tips for building a home library, and suggestions for helping your child find the right books are provided.

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When Children Read Because They Want To, Not Because They Have To

As interest in reading research spiked in the 1980s, the bulk of activity focused on the cognitive aspects of reading, ...

Source: Reading Is Fundamental
Motivating Children to Become Lifelong Readers

by Susan E. Knell Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could wave a magic wand and turn all reluctant readers into engaged ...

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
Building a Family Library

What's Involved? A home library doesn't have to be elaborate or expensive to provide rich reading experiences. Fancy ...

Source: Reading Is Fundamental
20 Ways for Parents to Encourage Reading

The following are some ways to turn a young reader's reluctance into enthusiasm: 1. Scout for things your children ...

Source: Reading Is Fundamental
Tips for Teaching Kids to Enjoy Reading

1. The key to reading is words: hearing them, saying them, seeing them, and connecting them to everyday life. ...

Source: Parents' Choice Foundation
Helping Students Find the Books They Like

Perhaps the most common way to motivate a child to read is to identify the child’s interests and then locate ...

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
How can I find appropriate, challenging resources for a child who is reading far above grade-level?

Gifted children present special challenges when it comes to finding appropriate reading materials. The standard ...

Source: National Association for Gifted Children
Monthly Reading and Writing Activity Calendars

Download RIF's monthly activity calendars, which provide engaging reading and writing activity suggestions to last a ...

Source: Reading Is Fundamental
Building Fluency at Home

Family Paired Readings Family paired readings are strong fluency builders and involve children and parents reading ...

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
Paying Attention in Primetime: Trading in Television Time for Reading Time

Today’s parents face unprecedented competition for influence in their children’s lives -never has there ...

Source: Parents' Choice Foundation

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More Than Words: How a Spelling Bee Can Round Out Your Child

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Learning From Motivated Readers

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The Early Reader Isn't Always the Bookworm

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Join the World's Biggest Reading Party!

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Motivation

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
Read to Your Child Every Day

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