Some children run from books. Nothing is wrong with them. The book is just not theirs yet.
Follow the spark
Comics count. Facts about sharks count. Recipes count. A joke book read under the covers counts double.
Start with what they already love. The reading level can come later. Desire first, skill follows.
Make reading cozy, not a test
Put the questions away. No quiz after the last page. Just enjoy the story side by side, like friends.
Pressure closes a reader. Warmth opens one.
Try this tonight
Ask what they love most right now. Then find one book about exactly that this week. Let them see you were listening.
Start here.
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