The Birth and Life of an Avid Reader
Avid readers have adopted a delightful path forward in their lives that leads to lifelong growth in their understanding about and the love of books.
The Baby Won’t Stop Crying. What to Do?
Unsuccessful attempts to console a crying baby are roughly equivalent to failed attempts to interest a child in reading.
Spoiled-Rotten Readers
Let’s offer ourselves the freedom to quit reading any book that doesn’t meet our expectations and choose something that better meets our selfish needs. And let’s extend this permission to children as they build their own relationship with books and reading.
Kids Taught to Choose Books Choose Reading for Life
Encouraging and then allowing kids to choose what they read puts them at the center of their literacy learning lives, which is right where we hope they will forever choose to be.
How to Help Children Become Avid Readers
Calm and sincere support can leave a new reader feeling the possibility that reading anything can be a rewarding or delightful adventure…