Archive for the ‘Teen Readers’ Category

Holiday Gift Giving Ideas

Friday, December 9th, 2011

Books make great holiday gifts for children and adolescents. One of the best ways to make sure that your children are becoming strong readers is to find books that appeal to them so that they read as much as possible. The best way to improve at reading is to actually read. That being said, capitalize on your child’s interests and look for books that can appeal to those interests. Some children love fiction while others are more the non-fiction type and prefer to read about topics such as horses or race cars. If you are at a loss as to what type of books might appeal to your young child or teen reader, your local children’s librarian can provide guidance on what kids with similar interests are reading. Giving the gift of a book or two this holiday season is a wonderful way to stimulate learning and build a bookshelf of wonderful books that your child can come back to over and over again.

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Getting Teens to Read in the Summer

Saturday, June 5th, 2010

While teens have a million excuses for not reading in the summer, a fun way to get your teenage child to read is to mutually choose a book to read together. When mom or dad reads the same book and can talk about the book with their teen, interest is often much greater in reading. Discuss the kinds of genre you both enjoy and then take a trip together to the book store to find a book that you both would enjoy reading and discussing. Develop a time line for reading the chapters and then set specific times to meet to discuss the book together over a cool summer beverage of choice. Take turns highlighting passages you liked or descriptions in the book that you found particularity interesting or vivid. Be sure to share your predictions and “I wonder” questions with your teen as well as you discuss the plot and action of the book. You both will enjoy the book a lot more and you just may learn more about one another in the process.

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