Reluctant Readers:Motivating Kids to Read

Jenna HawkswellPamela LawrenceSloane Castleman

Reluctant Readers:Motivating Kids to Read

Jenna Hawkswell: Making Reading Enjoyable

Pamela Lawrence: Ways to Read at HomeSloane Castleman: High-Interest Books

Reading is a fundamental need. As concerned

parents, we are doing our best to help our children become independent readers. You might be asking yourself, what exactly should I be doing?

Making Reading Enjoyable and Successful for your Child

INSTEAD: Be patient and try not to interrupt

the momentum. Remember the three P’s (Pause, Prompt, and Praise). Wait 10-20 seconds to give your child a chance to use

strategies independently. Ask: What would look right? What would sound right?

What would make sense? “Well done! You made it look and sound right!”

DON’T stress! Getting visibly frustrated about resistance will only make matters

worse.

INSTEAD, model how a sentence or paragraph sounds

with good fluency and have the child “echo read” to match your intonation, expression, and phrasing.

Don’t say, “Read faster” or “Read slower”.

INSTEAD, have him or her refer to the Beanie Baby

Strategy bookmark and choose a reading strategy to solve the word. If they are still having trouble, tell them the word so that they don’t lose track of meaning in the story.

Don’t say, “You know that word” or cover the pictures as your child is reading.

INSTEAD, allow your child to choose topics and

books that interest him or her. Mix it up every so often and make it authentic.

Read craft books and do a craft. Read a recipe book and try out a new recipe.

Don’t choose books for your child.

INSTEAD, have an enjoyable book talk with

them. Don’t forget to share your own thoughts and opinions about the book. Why do you think the character acted the way he or she did? What would you do if you were the character in the book? Did this book remind you of anything? Why do you think the author wrote this book?

Don’t quiz your child after reading.

Read to… Read with… Read by…

…Your Child

3 Ways to Read at Home

Read to… Read with… Read by…

…Your Child

3 Ways to Read at Home

Read to…

Choose books: That your child is interested in That may be above his/her decoding

ability That are well within his/her

comprehension

…Your Child

3 Ways to Read at Home

Read to… Read with… Read by…

…Your Child

3 Ways to Read at Home

Read to… Read with…

Have fun!(Plays, recipes, magazine, partner read)

…Your Child

3 Ways to Read at Home

Read to… Read with… Read by…

…Your Child

3 Ways to Read at Home

Read to… Read with… Read by…

Books from the classroom, your house, or library

…Your Child

3 Ways to Read at Home

Choose a book you think you will enjoy. Read the second page. Hold up a finger for each word you are not

sure of, or do not know. If there are five or more words you did not

know, you should choose an easier book.

DOES IT MAKE SENSE?

5-Finger Rule

www.scholastic.com/bookwizard

Kindergarten: A-DFirst Grade: C-ISecond Grade: I-MThird Grade: M-PFourth Grade: P-SFifth Grade: S-V

Elephant & Piggie http://www.mowillems.com/ Fly Guy https://www.goodreads.com/series/55875-fly-guy Don’t Let the Pigeon http://www.pigeonpresents.com/

Knuffle Bunny http://www.mowillems.com/ Amelia Bedelia http://www.ameliabedeliabooks.com/books

Fancy Nancy http://www.fancynancyworld.com

Henry & Mudge http://www.cynthiarylant.com/

High Interest Series - Grade 1

Flat Stanley https://www.flatstanley.com/ SkippyJon Jones http://skippyjonjonesstuff.com/ Magic Tree House http://www.magictreehouse.com/# Captain Underpants http://www.pilkey.com/ Goosebumps http://goosebumps.scholastic.com/ My Weird School http://www.myweirdclassroomclub.com Stink http://www.stinkmoody.com/ Captain Awesome http://

www.simonandschuster.com/series/Captain-Awesome Roscoe Riley Rules

http://www.kidsbookseries.com/series/roscoerileyrules/ Galaxy Zach http://pages.simonandschuster.com/galaxyzack

High Interest SeriesBoys Gr. 2

Melvin Beederman, Superhero http://www.melvinbeederman.com/ The I Survived series http://www.laurentarshis.com/i-survived Jake Maddox Sports Series http://

www.capstonekids.com/characters/Jake-Maddox/index.html 39 Clues http://

www.rickriordan.com/my-books/childrens-books/the-39-clues.aspx The Spiderwick Chronicles http://pages.simonandschuster.com/spiderwick/ A Series of Unfortunate Events http://www.lemonysnicket.com/ Charlie Bone http://www.jennynimmo.me.uk/books02.html Dragon Slayers Academy http://www.katemcmullan.com/dsa01.htm Geronimo Stilton http://geronimostilton.com/portal/US/en/home/ Time Warp Trio http://www.timewarptrio.com/adventures/ The Secret Series http://thenameofthiswebsiteissecret.com/ Baseball Card Adventure series http://

www.dangutman.com/pages/books.html

High Interest Series Boys Grades 3 - 5

Judy Moody http://www.judymoody.com/ Magic Tree House http://www.magictreehouse.com/# Rainbow Magic http://

www.rainbowmagiconline.com/books/books_rainbow.html Clementine

http://www.sarapennypacker.com/pennypacker-clementine.htm Mercy Watson http://www.mercywatson.com/ Junie B. Jones http://juniebjones.com/ Cam Jansen http://www.camjansen.com/ The Secret Kingdom http://www.secretkingdombooks.com/ Franny K Stein http://www.frannykstein.com/ The Baby Sitter’s Club

http://www.scholastic.com/thebabysittersclub/

High Interest Series Girls Gr. 2

After Happily Ever After https://

www.goodreads.com/series/71098-after-happily-ever-after I survived http://www.laurentarshis.com/i-survived The Amazing Days of Abbey Hayes http://www.scholastic.ca/titles/abbyhayes/ American Girl Mysteries http://

store.americangirl.com/agshop/html/thumbnail/id/254/uid/715 Animal Ark http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/?series_id=146066 Little House on the Prairie Ramona http://www.beverlycleary.com/ Goddess Girls http://www.joanholub.com/ The Never Girls http://

www.barnesandnoble.com/w/in-a-blink-kiki-thorpe/1114148154?ean=9780736427944

Princess Academy http://www.squeetus.com/stage/books_academy.html Mallory http://www.mallorymcdonald.com/ The Sisters Grimm http://sistersgrimm.com/

High Interest Series Girls Grades 3 -5

The Books of Ember http://www.jeanneduprau.com/books.shtml Percy Jackson and the Olympians http://

www.rickriordan.com/my-books/percy-jackson/percy-jackson-olympians.aspx

The Tale of Emily Windsnap http://www.candlewick.com/EmilyWindsnap/ Divergent http://veronicarothbooks.blogspot.com/p/books.html Eragon http://www.alagaesia.com/ The Heroes of Olympus http://

www.rickriordan.com/my-books/percy-jackson/heroes-of-olympus.aspx Kane Chronicles http://

www.rickriordan.com/my-books/kane-chronicles.aspx Inkheart http://www.scholastic.com/inkheart/ Fablehaven http://brandonmull.com/site/ Warriors http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/?series_id=319895

High Interest Series – Grade 6+

Dav Pilkey JK Rowling Dan Gutman Beverly Cleary Avi Kate DiCamillo Bruce Coville Judy Blume Roald Dahl Sharon Creech Matt Christopher Jan Brett Jerry Spinelli Tomie DePaola Ralph Fletcher Jon Scieszka Gary Paulsen Lois Lowry Andrew Clements Cynthia Rylant

Authors Worth Reading!

Whatever you do…

Make the time spent cuddled up with books

enjoyable so that your child learns

* To LOVE reading• To VIEW THEMSELVES as a reader

• To LIVE like a reader…with a book on every flat surface and a recommendation for anyone who asks!

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