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How To Make Kids Want To Read #5: Reading Level

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HOW TO MAKE KIDS WANT TO READ #5: Reading Level

Have your child choose books that they can read successfully on their own. Don’t let your child choose what they would like to read if it is way above their reading level. They will end up skipping over words or sections and not comprehend what they are reading. They will eventually give up and use this as a reason to support their opinion that reading is boring. If books are chosen that they struggle to read, they will lose interest in reading altogether.

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How To Make Kids Want To Read #3: Rewards For Reading

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HOW TO MAKE KIDS WANT TO READ #3: Rewards For Reading

Sometimes students need a small nudge to get into the reading habit. You can encourage them by giving them an incentive for reading each day. It could be earned privileges or small prizes. Be creative and keep it fun.

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How To Make Kids Want To Read #2: Comics, Magazines and Newspapers Count

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HOW TO MAKE KIDS WANT TO READ #2: Comics, Magazines and Newspapers Count

Reading must be fun or a child won’t read it. Not all reading comes in the form of a book. Allow your student to choose comic books, magazines, and newspapers. Superhero comics, graphic novels, sports magazines, MAD Magazine, and the sports section of the newspaper are some of the most exciting reading out there. Encourage them to read these if they hate reading books. Don’t worry that these are not considered “fine classic literature” by all the snobby know-it-alls. Reading is reading and these items are fun. Kids aren’t going to want to read long books with lots of words on the page, they need smaller books with more engaging writing to keep them interested. This is why magazines and comic books are perfect.

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Autism / Asperger’s and Pretend Play

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Watch out for children who do not show any interest in pretend play (such as feeding a baby doll) by about age 2. That is a potential sign of an autism spectrum disorder. Kids with autism tend to pick games that engage their senses and avoid games that ask them to pretend, a new study finds. Researchers found that children with autism were naturally drawn to activities that get them moving or allow them to watch moving objects. On the other hand, arts and crafts, and games that required pretending were the least popular with these same children.

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Fortified Cereals Hurting Children?

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Fortified breakfast cereals are causing kids to ingest too much vitamin A, zinc, and niacin according to a health research organization. The amount of these nutrients in fortified cereals is calculated for what is good for adults and not children.

Faster Homework? Homework Basket / Box

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Have your kids create a homework basket or box filled with all the supplies they will need. This will help avoid distractions along the way while trying to locate the items. The supply basket/box will keep kids focused on getting homework done rather than looking for something they need. This will help homework time go by faster.

Kids Backpack Safety

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Students should carry no more than 15-20% of their body weight in a backpack or they may risk injury. Keep in mind that the average textbook can weigh around 5 lbs as you see the statistics below.

Student Weight Maximum # of Textbooks

75 lbs 3 books

100 lbs 4 books

125 lbs 5 books

150 lbs 6 books

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