Do You Find Ways to Encourage Your Child to Read?

Sometimes kids who can read, don't.  Here are some things parents can do to encourage their child to pick up a book. Do you read aloud to your child, even if he can read by himself?  Do you encourage your child to try books in a series?  If he likes one, he might enjoy the others.  Do you encourage your child to turn off the TV?  Do you let your child read comic books?  Do you look for books or magazines about the things that interest your child?  How well are you doing?  Each yes means that you are helping your child become a kid who will love reading.  For no answers, try some of these ideas. 

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My Thoughts...
Parents often stop reading aloud when their child begins to read.  It's never too early or too late to start reading aloud. All children, even infants and teens, can benefit from having a book read aloud.  By reading aloud you are helping them become better readers, better listeners, and better students.  You are also helping them build vocabulary, language skills, and gain knowledge about the world around them.  Children also learn quickly that reading is important, and that reading can be FUN!

Here's a list of some books that are part of a series your child might like.
Diary of  a Wimpy Kid, Choose Your Own Adventure, Goosebumps, Magic Tree House, Junie B. Jones, Judy Moody, Animal Ark, Baby Mouse, A to Z Mysteries, Encyclopedia Brown, Big Nate, Dan Gutman's A Baseball Card Adventure Series, Narnia, Nate the Great, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, American Girl, Cam Jansen, and Among the Hidden.