20 Tips to encourage kids to Read? (Part 1) Reading is Fundamental! Mersedeh Arvaneh, Irvine CA USA, 2007

1. Ask yourself, are you a … Book Believer ? Book Enthusiastic? Book Lover? Book Club member? or Book Worm? And think & think

Book Believer ?

Book Enthusiastic?

Book Lover?

Book Club member? or

Book Worm?

And think & think

Surprised!

2. Start Early The sooner , the better Repeat Read loud Big pictures Large fonts

The sooner , the better

Repeat

Read loud

Big pictures

Large fonts

3. Learn from Little House on the Prairie Locate a peaceful spot at home just for reading Find a good chair (and desk) Find a Sanctuary just for Reading

Locate a peaceful spot at home just for reading

Find a good chair (and desk)

Find a Sanctuary just for Reading

4. Learn from The Sea of Monsters Story Reading needs adequate Lighting, maybe they see monsters in darkness! Get a good table lamp

Reading needs adequate Lighting, maybe they see monsters in darkness!

Get a good table lamp

5. EYE checkup please! Sometimes they cannot see the words, therefore they do not like to read

Sometimes they cannot see the words, therefore they do not like to read

6. Watch for Language (Lack or Gap) If English is their second language, get them some books in their native language

If English is their second language, get them some books in their native language

7. Get the Ladder, Bookcase is too High! Book should be available Reachable Accessible Affordable

Book should be available

Reachable

Accessible

Affordable

8. Get the Right Book Get Booklist Create Booklist Get the Amazon List Get the Barnes & Nobel List Get the Borders List

Get Booklist

Create Booklist

Get the Amazon List

Get the Barnes & Nobel List

Get the Borders List

9. Girly books! weeks

weeks

10. Books for boys!

11. Books Mania! Do not miss them! They are great opportunities for starting a new habit…”Reading”

Do not miss them! They are great opportunities for starting a new habit…”Reading”

12. Got Library Card? Teach them, Library is a fun place Library is a convenient & affordable alternative

Teach them, Library is a fun place

Library is a convenient & affordable alternative

13. Start a Book Club Why not you? Oprah did it! Be a Club “CEO” Start Today!

Why not you?

Oprah did it!

Be a Club “CEO”

Start Today!

14. Apply Fantastic 4! Method Reward them after reading 4 books Or Chocolate Is up to you!

Reward them after reading 4 books

Or Chocolate

Is up to you!

15. Apply Crime & Punishment Method! After buying or borrowing a book, Or after assigning a book, Look up for the result If the reading did not happen! Do something about it!

After buying or borrowing a book,

Or after assigning a book,

Look up for the result

If the reading did not happen! Do something about it!

16. Have Great Expectations! After getting one book, set few objectives Clear out your expectations Set aside a time frame Get them study guides (if necessary) Schedule Observe Simply ask

After getting one book, set few objectives

Clear out your expectations

Set aside a time frame

Get them study guides (if necessary)

Schedule

Observe

Simply ask

17. Learn from Les Miserable Story If they feel miserable after the first 5 pages, help them to find out another way, another time, or another book!

If they feel miserable after the first 5 pages, help them to find out another way, another time, or another book!

18. Pride & Prejudice Manner Tell stories about their reading habit in front of everybody else Don’t be prejudice, read everything Don’t discernment books, read all

Tell stories about their reading habit in front of everybody else

Don’t be prejudice, read everything

Don’t discernment books, read all

19. The IMPORTANT BOOK! Let them know, the Reading is Important!

Let them know, the Reading is Important!

20. Someday Don’t worry!" Someday”, they Do! Someday, they are “rising” to Read ! Someday, the books are “Out of the Dust” Someday, they Read ! Someday, they Ask for more books…

Don’t worry!" Someday”, they Do!

Someday, they are “rising” to Read !

Someday, the books are “Out of the Dust”

Someday, they Read !

Someday, they Ask for more books…

Are you Ready? They are going to grow fast…

They are going to grow fast…