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We all have had times
where an explanation of something made more sense coming from one of our
peers or a sibling. This gives you child the opportunity to practice
reading without an adult’s watchful eye causing possible nervousness.
3. Highlight Heaven
Grab an older book and a highlighter and have your child highlight every
word one the page that he/she can read. After all the words your child
knows are highlighted on the page, take a moment and have your child look
and see how many words he/she can actually read. This is quite a
confidence booster.
4. Flashlight Reading
Before your child is too tired at the end of the day, take some time and
read in dark room. Take a flashlight with you and read the book by
flashlight. Little boys especially like this one.
5. Secret Hideout
What child hasn't built a fort at one time or another? If you don't
already have a fort in your house or outside in the yard, help your child
create one. It can a blanket fort, a plywood fort outside, a tree house,
or even a simple under to bed fort. (Just make sure you both can
fit...being able to get out once you've gotten in is helpful too!) Bring
your child's favorite reading book, get comfortable and read away.
6. Reading Corner
Make a “reading corner” somewhere in your home. Let your child be a part
of decorating it and picking just the right spot to place it. Add some
bean bags or pillows, maybe a favorite poster on the wall or even some
family pictures.
7. Take a break and just read to your child sometimes
No explanation needed here.
8. Picture Detective
Have your child flip through a book and look at all the pictures and tell
you what he/she thinks is going to happen in the story. Read the story and
see how close he/she was.
9. Pop-up word
Pick one word that your child particularly has a hard time with and every
time your child reads that word, both of you stand up. This will help
him/her remember the word because an action is associated with it. This
works particularly well with kinesthetic learners. (A child who wants to
move all the time and likes to touch and feel everything.)
10. Star of the Story
Have you ever seen a personalized story book where your child's name is
printed in the story? This is a unique way to get your reluctant reader
excited about a book. In these kinds of books, your child's name and the
name of his/her friends are printed in the story-line, making your child
the star of his/her very own book! How motivating is that? He/she will
have to read the book to find out what kind of adventure he/she will be
going on!
To learn more about personalized story books, click the link below.
Sometimes all it takes to make reading fun is some imagination and a
change of scenery.
Article by:
Dawn Holland is a
wife, a WAHM of 3 boys and an RN with 12 years of maternal infant and
pediatric nursing. Dawn owns Books from the Hearth, an on line bookstore
specializing in personalized children's books and letters.
www.BooksFromTheHearth.com Changing the World...One Family At A Time
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