Reading Outside of School is Very Important for
Kids
(BPT) - Reading is a fundamental skill people
use throughout their lives, and in this digital
age reading is more important than ever. When
children and tweens read, they improve their
reading skills and they also improve their
comprehension, knowledge base, concentration
and vocabulary. Many children love books, but
getting those children to continue to read as
tweens can be more difficult.
As a parent, you cannot afford to let your
tween's reading fall by the wayside or trust
that the reading they do at school is sufficient.
Supplemental reading at home will help your
child do better at school and in real world after
graduation, too. To encourage their reading
outside the classroom, follow these
suggestions.
modeling career. She's also deaf and
struggling with the same
insecurities many tweens and teens face.
This book is geared toward young adults,
making it easy for them to tackle. The book
also comes with its own musical soundtrack,
allowing your child to enjoy the music as
they turn the pages.
* Start a book club. Join your tween in
what they are reading. Ask them to pick a
book you will both read together and then
discuss at the end of the month. This will
help keep both of you on task and provide a
great way to share mutual interests.
* Stress reading's other benefits.
Reading offers numerous benefits to your
child beyond the purely academic, so make
* Keep it positive. Encourage your tween to
sure they are aware of them. Reading a
read without pressuring, nagging or bribing
book also grows their imagination, spurs
them. Tweens should read for enjoyment, not creativity, entertains and provides a costbecause they feel forced or stand to profit
effective way to kick back and relax after a
financially from doing so. You should also avoid long day of school. The more your child sees
criticizing what they read. Even reading a
reading as a reward, the more apt they will
gossip, music or video game magazine is better be to do it in their spare time.
than not reading at all.
Between friends, technology and school,
* Set an example. Want your tweens to take there are plenty of forces vying for your
an interest in reading? Then read yourself. If
teen's attention; make sure supplemental
your tweens see that you make a habit of
reading is one of them. Encouraging your
reading and enjoy doing it, they'll be more apt tween to read in their free time, as well as
to pick up supplemental reading on their own. at school, offers them with a wonderful
hobby today and lifelong benefits down the
* Find a story that interests them. Looking road. To learn more about the book Broken,
for a unique story that will interest your tween? visit Brokenthenovel.com.
Broken by Tanille Edwards is the love story of
Milan, a high-school girl with a burgeoning
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