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Grab ’em early
Enticing kids to read at a young age is the first step to creating a lifelong reader. Here are 10 ways to help make that happen:
• Lead by example. If your child sees you reading, he or she will get the idea that reading is fun.
• Leverage every reading opportunity. The next time you plan a road trip, look for hotels that provide books for guests.
• Encourage family reading time. Even if it’s just once a week, consistency counts.
• Get to know your library.
• Steer your child to television programming that promotes reading. One good example is the PBS children’s series “Reading Rainbow,” a show designed to encourage a love of books among children ages 4-8.
• It doesn’t have to be a classic. Graphic novels are a terrific way to appeal to tween and teen readers.
• Treat books with respect.
• Keep an open mind. As your child gets older, he or she might make book choices you wouldn’t have expected. As long as the material is age-appropriate, support the choice.
• Movie tie-ins can inspire.
First Line
Missing Witness Gordon Campbell
“Dan Morgan had a tattoo. How is that, after all these years, that’s the first thing that always comes to mind when I think back to the whole mess? It certainly isn’t that I can’t remember all the rest of it — every last detail. And it isn’t that I don’t think about the whole thing. I seem to do that more and more these days. It’s just that when I do return to it all, it’s the tattoo, that ugly stain that had branded him since the war, his war, that always comes back first.”
