Helping children develop a love of reading 39 Articles

by Rachel Stockton

My wonderfully eclectic twenty two year old daughter gave me something for Christmas that made me realize that all of the years I spent reading to her, and encouraging her to develop a love of books, paid off. From a used...read more

by Carolyn Tytler

Parents can start to develop a love of reading even before the child is born. Scientists studying new-borns have discovered that babies recognize the sounds of their parents' voices from the first moment of life. If the ...read more

by Carol Natoli

How do you make little children love reading? Make it fun! Be creative while you stress the importance of it, with excitement! Just as sight words are used in a classroom, they can be used in your own kitchen! Whil...read more

by Mary Pagay

One of the best ways to introduce a child to the world of reading is to set the example. They should see the parent reading for pleasure and enjoying it. This teaches them that reading is not just for kids - it's fun for b...read more

by Anne Graham

Helping children develop a love for reading can be easy if approached the right way. From the time of infancy, children like to hear their parent's voice. This is the time to begin reading. Choose a simple book, with pict...read more

by Jonathan Shepard

I feel the way to encourage your child(ren) to enjoy reading is to really let them know how interested you are. For instance, my daughter is nine years old and in the third grade. She has had trouble with her readin...read more

by Henry Munene

One of the most complicated literary fields is writing for children. Unlike writing for adults, which is done by adults, texts for children are mostly written by adults. And just like you cannot understand how a child will...read more

by A.J. Morrison

Reading is the foundation that a child's ability to learn is built on. The fundamentals of all learning are based on reading. Research has proven time and time again that reading to your child, even as early as infancy, h...read more

by Dee Cain

Reading has always been a passion I wanted to share with not only my own child but with all the children I encountered. Thus whenever the chance presents itself for gifts, books are a must. When a new child is born into...read more

by Faten Abdallah

We live in a rapid pace society, where something new is currently invented every minute or second. We, including our children, want everything now-instant gratification. Reading is not on the top of many people's list of...read more

by Helen Smith

Children love stories. This usually grows out of experiences in which somone who enjoys storytelling has told them stories or read to them from books. Most people in today's urban populations have easy access to lending l...read more

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by Joshua Keyes DVM

1) Read to them when they are babies. 2) Take them to the library. 3) Read to them in the park. 4) Take them to the bookstore just to read. 5) Read to them at the breakfast table. 6) Take them to the library. 7) Read...read more

by Angela Luke

Books do indeed affect children in many ways. Books sure had quite the affect on my son. Books have absolutely contributed to his total being, who he is as a person. I am so grateful for this, because we all know that you ...read more

by Barbara A. Black

As a child, I listened to my mother help my two older brothers as they learned to read. By the time I started to school, I was reading third-to-fifth grade books, and understanding what I read. But I didn't learn to read j...read more

by Bryan Wulzen

Reading introduces children to worlds where anything can happen, limited only to the imagination of the author. Once a child becomes hooked on reading, there is little turning back - the one hurdle is getting that child to...read more

by Amy Boyden

As a former first grade then Reading Recovery teacher turned stay-at-home mom, I have found it a delight to start from scratch cooking up children who love to read! I believe the most important thing you can convey to a c...read more

by Lisa Hunt Warren

Helping children develop a love for reading may be less a matter of teaching a child to love reading than it is not teaching him that it is a chore. Children will naturally love reading if it presented as part of life. W...read more

by Tonya Wright

Personal Narrative of Early Reading Experiences I did not grow up in a household with parents who read constantly. Both of my parents worked full time and my father went to school at night. My childhood was a happy one...read more

by Kristi Moore

There are many ways to help children develop a love of reading. The secret is to find out what subjects the child is especially fond of. Once you know what gets their interest, then you find a few books on the subject wi...read more

by Maia Chou

For the love of Reading Reading has always been one of my greatest pleasures. I've been a bookworm since I was five and long before the ease of clicking the mouse could conjure biographies of Henry VIII and his ill-...read more