6 fun, easy and free ideas to get kids reading.
Tag: reading strategies
ABCs of Graphic Novels, K through O
One reading strategy for kids who hate to read is to try graphic novels, This collection is especially great for boys ages 7 and up.
Are All Kids Reluctant Readers? Mine Are! And What to Do
Reading strategies for getting kids to love to read: Book Love by Melissa Taylor of Imagination Soup.
Children’s Choice Book Awards: Vote!
The best picture books, chapter books, easy chapter books and graphic novels according to kids! Vote now to pick 5th Annual Children’s Choice Book Awards winners.
10+ Funny Books for 3rd Grade Boy: Reluctant Reader Challenge
My Mom Friend Julie’s son, a third grader, is a reluctant reader. Though he’s a sporty kid, he doesn’t the usual sporty book fare. He’s loved the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series but he finished the series. It’s my job to find him more books that he will actually read without a fight. Here goes …
How To: Create a Great Kids’ Book Club (Activity and Book Suggestions)
Some ideas on how to set up a book club for your child with examples of successful book club meetings.
From Reluctant Reader to Voracious Reader: What Worked for Me
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.