Be a good reading role model. Show kids what you like to read, what you don't like to read, how you choose what you read. Let them see you reading.
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As far as young kids go, my primary interest is to get parents to read to their kids. That's about the most you can do, I think.
The best way to get kids reading more is to give them books that they'll gobble up - and that will make them ask for another.
I'm a big reader. My kids love reading, and I think it's important, not just for development but for bonding. You start reading to kids before they can even understand what you're saying to them, so I look at it as a fundamental tool for connection.
If you read in front of your kids, it's very likely that they'll become readers, too.
You have to give kids things they're interested in reading. That's what teachers do who are engaged in what their students want.
The simplest way to make sure that we raise literate children is to teach them to read, and to show them that reading is a pleasurable activity.
Every child's taste is different. Don't worry if they're not reading 'War and Peace' at age 12. First, build a good foundation and a positive attitude about reading by letting them pick the stories they enjoy. Make friends with a bookseller or librarian. They are a wealth of information on finding books that kids enjoy.
The early readers are in-between books for the kids who aren't ready for novels yet but are done with my picture books. It's really rewarding to think that they can grow up reading my books at all the different levels.
If my books can help children become readers, then I feel I have accomplished something important.
If children are reading well by the 3rd or 4th grade then everything else works.
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