Motivating Your Child to Read

Take regular trips to the library

Allow children to choose their own books

Create successful reading situations

Easy text

Repetitive Texts

Example of Repetitive Text:

The Bitaba BirdBy Carol Moore

http://www.magickeys.com/books/bitaba/index.html

Allow for multiple readings of a book

(It’s okay to read a book over and over again!)

Explore Alternatives to Books

online stories and reading games

comic books

children’s newspapers

Children’s Magazines

Sports Illustrated for Kids

National Geographic Kids

Highlights for Children

Ranger Rick Magazine

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz

(used with permission)

Reading Challenge!

Challenge children to read as many books as they can in a given period

of time

Think about your own attitude toward reading

Build Family Literacy

story time

library trips family reading

goals

recipes

map/ directions

email/texts

grocery lists

newspaper articles

religious materials

games

sports

Don’t give up!

Take the full course to learn more reading strategies to use with your child!

Creating Better Readers through Storytime: A Parent’s Guide to Reading Instruction

http://the-online-reading-clinic.thinkific.com/courses/creating-better-readers-through-storytime