Reading Habits
Tween
The Importance of Reading Aloud to Big Kids
Only 17% of parents of kids ages 9 – 11 read aloud to their children. Yet reading aloud to older kids provides them with many important benefits.
Growing Reader
Reading Rewards That Work
Reading incentives can work, if used judiciously. Here’s how to know what’s a smart reward and what might morph into an exercise in frustration.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
A Crash Course in Using the Science of Reading To Help Kids Learn To Read
Understanding the science behind how the brain learns to read and the teaching methods that help it happen can help caregivers guide new readers.
Growing Reader
Tween
Why It’s Okay That Your Kids Want To Read Books You Hate
If your kid’s reading choices make your eyes roll and your aesthetic sensibilities cringe in horror, worry not. There is an upside.
Pre-K
Why Pre-Readers Should Get to Enjoy Books Independently (And How to Help Them Learn to Do It)
Empowering young children to spend time independently looking at books positions reading as a source of worthy entertainment, whether or not an adult is available to read aloud.
All Ages
Booktalk: How to Foster a Love of Reading in Your Children
One often-overlooked way to spark and kindle a love of reading in children is through booktalk. Sharing the experiences that move us and change us — such as reading a good story — gives them added importance.
Just For Fun
Can Kids Embrace JOMO, Too? They Can — with Books!
Reading might just be the ideal approach to disengaging with FOMO and embracing JOMO, or the Joy of Missing Out, for book fans of all ages.
All Ages
Easy Ways To Encourage Your Kids To Read More
How can you get your kids to read more this year? We've rounded up fun and easy ways to encourage your kids to engage with books, no matter their age.
Tween
5 Reasons Why Reading Aloud With Older Kids Is the Absolute Best
When children start reading independently or getting to that tricky tween stage, we oftentimes stop reading to them — but reading to big kids can be really fulfilling.
Tween
Teen
Expert Tips for Keeping Busy Kids Connected to Books
As kids' lives get busier, it can become difficult to keep up a reading habit. We asked a few experts how they keep busy kids connected to books.
Growing Reader
Tween
How to Get Kids to Read Nonfiction
With Common Core State Standards top of mind for many educators, nonfiction reading is now more important than ever for kids. Get tips on how to get kids excited about nonfiction.
Baby & Toddler
Pre-K
Growing Reader
5 Great Places to Stash Books Around Your Home to Encourage Reading
Weave reading into your family’s everyday life by keeping some of your kids’ books in various locations around your house. Give these convenient places a try!
Just For Fun
One Dad’s Reading Resolutions for the New Year
I resolve to encourage my daughter to read out loud to me more often, because it still amazes me that the little baby I used to hold can read a whole book on her own.
Growing Reader
Tween
When Reading Is Hard: A New Way to Help Your Child Move Forward
How can parents support kids through reading challenges without adding to the pressure the child may already be feeling? A strength-based approach can help.
