Summertime Awards to Motivate Young Readers
As you're well aware, it can be difficult to motivate children to want to read and unfortunately, reading just like any other activity, requires practice to become good at it. The more a child reads, the more he or she learns to comprehend what they read and interpret it. These are the building block skills for full reading comprehension. Since we live in a more digital world than ever, there is a constant source of input for kids from television, computers, Ipods, video games and more. All of these things can distract your child from learning to read better and if you're willing, there are some creative ways parents can get their child to love reading books.
Capitalize on Competitive Natures
Most children have a naturally competitive streak. You can use this trait to motivate most kids to read. Make it a contest to read a book and then give an oral report to yourself or simply talk about the book, this lets you know how much the child is actually comprehending what he or she reads.
Give the Child Some Choices
Wuthering Heights is a classic book but most kids will find it oppressively boring. Choice age appropriate books and let your child have some say in the choice. Your child will be much more likely to read books that he has had a say in choosing rather than a stack of books that are considered "classics" or books you chose because you thought they looked interesting.
Rewards Efforts
A great reward would be to give your child a medal or even a small trophy to show off their accomplishments for their academic achievements in reading. There are also other ways to show your child how proud you are, include a gift certificate to their favorite store or even better - a gift certificate to a local book store to stock up on more reading material!
Use rewards as a means of getting your kids interested in reading. If your child continues to have difficulty in reading or comprehension, rule out problems such as eyesight or dyslexia. By addressing any cognitive problems early on and with continued positive reinforcement; your child will develop a love of reading that will continue the rest of their lives.
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