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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. Simply talking—in the grocery store, on the way to school, before bed—guarantees a richer vocabulary for your child. 2. Set aside a special time each day to read together. ...
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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 might like to read. Use their interests and hobbies as starting points. 2. Leave all sorts of reading materials including books, magazines, and colorful catalogs in conspicuous ...
Source: Reading Is Fundamental
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Tips for Reading Aloud With Preteens and Teens
Read aloud so preteens and teens can: Continue to associate reading with warm, pleasant feelings; learn about words...
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Helping Your Pre-Teen Develop Interests - Reading
Helping Your Pre-teen Develop Healthy, Meaningful Interests By helping your pre-teen find healthy interests and get...
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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 been a more...
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Teenagers and Reading
Perhaps the teenager in your family was once an avid reader, but now hardly ever opens a book, or perhaps your child...
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Your Independent Reader (Ages 9-12)
A child in grades four through six has probably mastered basic reading skills and can read independently for pleasure....
Source: Reading Is Fundamental
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