| Encouraging your child to read a wide
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| | good enough to insist.Fiction v.
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| variety of books is probably the best
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| | Non-fiction:Your child may not be a
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| education you can give them - but
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| | fiction lover, but don't despair! Reading
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| sometimes it seems an uphill struggle! We
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| | any well-written book is an achievement -
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| have put together a collection of tips
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| | and you can get a lot of good information
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| and tricks to encourage reading which may
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| | and practice off the back of a cereal
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| give you some ideas that will appeal to
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| | packet in the mornings! There are some
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| your kids and will fit into your family's
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| | wonderful children's encyclopaedias
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| routines.Library Day:If you live near to
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| | available now, and various magazines for
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| a good library, you could designate one
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| | kids available by subscription which they
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| day of the week "Library Day".
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| | will be really excited to receive each
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| In any event, try to visit regularly and
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| | month in the post. The library will have
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| spend time browsing through the books
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| | shelves stocked with non-fiction for them
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| with your kids. Getting your kids their
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| | to sample, and they may well end up being
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| own library cards can be a huge incentive
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| | a fount of useful knowledge!Reading
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| - and many libraries run special programs
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| | Time:Older kids can enjoy having a set
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| to encourage kids to take out books.Read
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| | "Reading Time" when everybody
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| With Your Child:Younger children like
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| | in the family - no exceptions - finds a
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| nothing better than to snuggle up with
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| | comfortable place on a favorite chair or
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| their parents to share reading time. You
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| | sofa and reads. Put some background music
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| could try reading a page each - it helps
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| | on if you like, refuse to answer the
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| to keep the pace up and make the story
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| | phone and drop all chores for the
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| more interesting for your child,
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| | duration!Keep A Record:Sometimes keeping
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| especially if they are struggling a
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| | a record can make reading more fun - for
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| little. You can also practice putting
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| | all ages. You could buy each child a
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| lots of expression into your reading: if
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| | special notebook in which to record all
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| your child learns to do this too, it will
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| | the books they have read, and any
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| help their understanding (and of course
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| | thoughts they have on them. Encourage
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| prove useful when reading out loud at
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| | them to set up a rating system and share
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| school!)Read To Your Child:Even adults
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| | it with their friends! Young kids enjoy
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| like to be read to sometimes - so try not
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| | getting a sticker on a chart when they
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| to grow out of the habit of reading to
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| | have finished a book.Another lovely idea
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| your kids! Obviously it helps when the
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| | is to create a "caterpillar" by
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| kids are similar ages and have similar
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| | cutting out colorful circles of paper.
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| interests, but with a bit of perseverance
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| | Decorate one to look like a cheerful
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| you should be able to find something
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| | caterpillar's face and then add circles
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| which you can read to all ages and enjoy!
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| | for his body, one by one, each time your
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| If not, split the reading up into
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| | child finishes a book, writing the name
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| age-groups, or perhaps ask an older
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| | of the book on the circle if you wish.
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| sibling to read to a younger one
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| | You could have different colored circles
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| occasionally.Listen To Audio Books
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| | for each member of the family if you like
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| Too:These days it is easy to get hold of
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| | (and if your kids can cope with the
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| audio books for some of the best
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| | competition).One mother I know kept a
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| children's stories - either through your
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| | notebook record of every book her son
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| library or bookshops online and offline.
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| | ever read, including the date started and
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| You can also download audio books through
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| | finished, and a mark for "enjoyment
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| iTunes or Audible for instant
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| | factor". After a while she started
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| gratification, to be listened to either
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| | to stick in a small image for each book,
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| through an iPod or burned onto a CD. A
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| | taken off the internet, and her son (now
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| good audio book can be enjoyed by all the
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| | a teenager) loves looking through his
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| family, whatever their ages, and can make
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| | record and remembering his favorite
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| a long car journey hugely enjoyable. Why
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| | stories.Provide Bookmarks:Reading can be
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| not set up a club with friends so that
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| | made much more fun for kids by simple
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| you can swap and share to keep costs
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| | providing an appropriate bookmark! When
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| down?Provide A Good Selection:Just
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| | they are young, try to find something on
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| because a story was your favorite as a
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| | the same theme as the book (perhaps you
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| child, it is not necessarily going to be
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| | could find some images on the internet to
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| your child's favorite too. Times have
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| | print off and laminate).As the kids get
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| moved on and there is a huge selection of
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| | older bookmarks can be more creative. Get
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| children's literature easily available
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| | the kids to help you make some one rainy
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| now. Let your kids dip into all kinds of
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| | day with scraps of card and ribbon, use
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| stories and non-fiction to find what
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| | some of their artwork, cut up old
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| interests them. If you want them to love
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| | greeting cards and postcards, make
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| reading, you have to give them choice in
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| | collages from magazines, or use
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| what they read.Finishing Books:As adults
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| | photographs of family and friends. Older
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| we are not prepared to finish every book
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| | kids can leave a message on the back of a
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| we begin - some are just plain dreary and
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| | bookmark and leave it in a favorite book
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| we don't have enough interest in them to
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| | for a younger sibling to find when they
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| see it through to the end. Your child is
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| | read the book later. Perhaps the older
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| the same. My kids were expected to finish
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| | child could write a little about the book
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| every reading book they took out at
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| | and why they enjoyed it, and put the date
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| school before they were given the next,
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| | they finished it too. What a lovely
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| and frankly sometimes even I felt like
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| | surprise to find a few years
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| jumping off the top of a tall building
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| | later!Lindsay Small is the creator and
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| rather than read to the end! I'm not
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| | editor of Activity Village - providing
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| saying you should let them off finishing
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| | the ultimate one-stop resource for
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| every single book, but if they are really
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| | parents and teachers looking to educate
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| not enjoying their current book, consider
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| | and entertain their kids.
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| whether the writing and story are really
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