Category: Reluctant Readers

Reluctant readers and reading strategies to get kids to love reading.

Best Books for Boy Readers, Reluctant or Otherwise (ages 7-14)

Best Books for Reluctant Readers: Part 2, Authors M-Z

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I love to find books that excite reluctant readers. The key is to find that magic intersection that marries your child’s just-right level with content that matches their interest and a layout that is visually appealing (small chunks of text broken by pictures, larger font size, etc.). Alas, this is a moving target. I have an actual person that I select these books for, my youngest son’s best friend’s older brother who is a 4th grader with my oldest. My mom friends have had success with these books for their reluctant boy readers and suggests you try them. If you want to purchase a book, click on the image of the book to buy at Amazon.com.

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Best Books for Boy Readers, Reluctant or Otherwise (ages 7-14)

Best Books for Reluctant Readers: Part 1, Authors A-L

Posted on by Pragmatic Mom

I love to find books that excite reluctant readers. The key is to find that magic intersection that marries your child’s just-right level with content that matches their interest and a layout that is visually appealing (small chunks of text broken by pictures, larger font size, etc.). Alas, this is a moving target. I have an actual person that I select these books for, my youngest son’s best friend’s older brother who is a 4th grader with my oldest. My mom friends have had success with these books for their reluctant boy readers and suggests you try them. If you want to purchase a book, click on the image of the book to buy at Amazon.com.

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Turning a Reluctant Reader into a Voracious Reader

From Reluctant Reader to Voracious Reader: What Worked for Me

Posted on by Pragmatic Mom

My oldest child is now starting 6th grade which is Middle School where I live. She’s a voracious reader now but it wasn’t always so. I guess there are many, many reasons why kids don’t like to read and for her, it wasn’t the decoding or sitting still; it was the act of performing. She hates any kind of attention. A root canal is preferable to her over performing and reading out loud was a performance to her.

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