reading late

Inside: Ways to inspire your late reader. {Plus free cheatsheet}

Don’t Panic if Your Kids Cannot Read Yet!
Just keep reading to them.

• Leave them hanging in stories. Grab an exciting book and suddenly have to “Stop Reading” at an extremely exciting part.

• Talk to them about the books you are reading.

• Listen to audiobooks in the car.

• Give them access to books, lots and lots of books.

• Gather books that are below their reading level and have them “hanging around”.

• You, mom, pick up children’s literature and read silently to yourself. Let your kids see you reading kid’s books, grown-up books, funny books, well, any books. Help them see that a good book is fun.

I have had 5 reluctant readers myself. Five.

I chose not to panic about it, but to follow my own advice. Our youngest was the most reluctant yet. He didn’t begin reading until he was ten. Yes, TEN.

I always read aloud to him and kept giving him the opportunity to read, but it never “clicked”. One day, that all changed.
I was walking all over our home looking for him one day. He was silent…

I was shocked to stumble over him reading quietly in a corner while snuggling with the dog.

Did I say I was shocked?

I knew it would eventually happen, but I was still shocked when it did.

He fell in love with the Magic Tree House Series. As a matter of fact, he has read a whole book every day since the day I took this picture. Amazing!

Do you have a reluctant reader?

• Keep reading to them.
• Supply them with lots of books.
• Visit the library. Often.
• Leave ’em hanging in a story.
• Just never give up. They will read.
• Never make it a negative, reading is fun.

The only thing that matters is THAT they learn to read.