Reluctant Readers: Motivating Kids to Read

1. Reluctant Readers:Motivating Kids to Read Jenna Hawkswell Pamela Lawrence Sloane Castleman

2. Reluctant Readers:Motivating Kids to Read Jenna Hawkswell: Making Reading Enjoyable Pamela Lawrence: Ways to Read at Home Sloane Castleman: High-Interest Books

3. Making Reading Enjoyable and Successful for your Child • 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?

4. DON’T stress! Getting visibly frustrated about resistance will only make matters worse. • 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!”

5. Don’t say, “Read faster” or “Read slower”. • INSTEAD, model how a sentence or paragraph sounds with good fluency and have the child “echo read” to match your intonation, expression, and phrasing.

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

7. Don’t choose books for your child. • 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.

8. Don’t quiz your child after reading. • 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?

9. 3 Ways to Read at Home • Read to… • Read with… • Read by… …Your Child

10. 3 Ways to Read at Home • Read to… • Read with… • Read by… …Your Child

11. 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

12. 3 Ways to Read at Home • Read to… • Read with… • Read by… …Your Child

13. 3 Ways to Read at Home • Read to… • Read with… Have fun! (Plays, recipes, magazine, partner read) …Your Child

14. 3 Ways to Read at Home • Read to… • Read with… • Read by… …Your Child

15. 3 Ways to Read at Home • Read to… • Read with… • Read by… Books from the classroom, your house, or library …Your Child

16. 5-Finger Rule • 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?

17. www.scholastic.com/bookwizard Kindergarten: A-D First Grade: C-I Second Grade: I-M Third Grade: M-P Fourth Grade: P-S Fifth Grade: S-V

18. High Interest Series - Grade 1 • Elephant & Piggiehttp://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 Bedeliahttp://www.ameliabedeliabooks.com/books • Fancy Nancy http://www.fancynancyworld.com • Henry & Mudgehttp://www.cynthiarylant.com/

19. http://www.frannykstein.com/ High Interest SeriesBoys Gr. 2 • Flat Stanley https://www.flatstanley.com/ • SkippyJonJones 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

20. High Interest Series Boys Grades 3 - 5 • 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

21. High Interest Series Girls Gr. 2 • 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/

22. High Interest Series Girls Grades 3 -5 • 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/

23. High Interest Series – Grade 6+ • 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 Windsnaphttp://www.candlewick.com/EmilyWindsnap/ • Divergent http://veronicarothbooks.blogspot.com/p/books.html • Eragonhttp://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 • Inkhearthttp://www.scholastic.com/inkheart/ • Fablehavenhttp://brandonmull.com/site/ • Warriors http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/?series_id=319895

24. Authors Worth Reading! • DavPilkey JK Rowling • Dan Gutman Beverly Cleary • Avi Kate DiCamillo • Bruce Coville Judy Blume • Roald Dahl Sharon Creech • Matt Christopher Jan Brett • Jerry SpinelliTomieDePaola • Ralph Fletcher Jon Scieszka • Gary Paulsen Lois Lowry • Andrew Clements Cynthia Rylant

25. 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!

26. READ WITH ME A New LCS Initiative promoting a vibrant and dynamic home-school partnership in support of family literacy