http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2009/11/28/9-parenting-solutions-to-help-beat-the-summer-reading-slump/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:55:55 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2009/11/28/9-parenting-solutions-to-help-beat-the-summer-reading-slump/comment-page-1/#comment-7399 Lynette Mattke Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:06:21 +0000 http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/?p=303#comment-7399 A great list of tips. I particularly like #5 about making reading material easily available - in the car, on trips, in the bathroom. My mom taught me never to leave the house without a book because you never know when you might take advantage of a wait to slip in some reading. I like surprising my kids by loading up a new stack of library books in the car before a trip. A great list of tips. I particularly like #5 about making reading material easily available – in the car, on trips, in the bathroom. My mom taught me never to leave the house without a book because you never know when you might take advantage of a wait to slip in some reading. I like surprising my kids by loading up a new stack of library books in the car before a trip.

]]> http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2009/11/28/9-parenting-solutions-to-help-beat-the-summer-reading-slump/comment-page-1/#comment-7395 Bill Dwight Sun, 10 Jan 2010 17:09:11 +0000 http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/?p=303#comment-7395 A little tip that has worked well for us: get your child one of those little clip-on-the-book reading lights and let them read for 15-30min "after bedtime". Makes them feel like they're getting away with staying up later and a fun, quiet way to read. A little tip that has worked well for us: get your child one of those little clip-on-the-book reading lights and let them read for 15-30min “after bedtime”. Makes them feel like they’re getting away with staying up later and a fun, quiet way to read.

]]> http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/2009/11/28/9-parenting-solutions-to-help-beat-the-summer-reading-slump/comment-page-1/#comment-7387 Lara Ivey Sat, 09 Jan 2010 23:04:50 +0000 http://www.micheleborba.com/blog/?p=303#comment-7387 Michele, You are so right with your tips! From finding time and choice, to the right level and reading aloud...it's really NOT rocket science, but we make it that. If we can make reading like breathing for children, it could make all the difference in our children's attitude toward reading. Then, if our attitude is positive, we will most likely see a change in other areas of education. We've talked about some of these same things at our blog we just started. :-) Thanks for sharing these ideas!!!! Michele,
You are so right with your tips!  From finding time and choice, to the right level and reading aloud…it’s really NOT rocket science, but we make it that.  If we can make reading like breathing for children, it could make all the difference in our children’s attitude toward reading.  Then, if our attitude is positive, we will most likely see a change in other areas of education.  We’ve talked about some of these same things at our blog we just started.  Thanks for sharing these ideas!!!!

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