5 Ways to Encourage Your Children to Read

5 Ways to Encourage Your Children to Read
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Barbara Danza
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Nothing is more fundamental to your child’s education than learning to read. It’s a skill that many children struggle with and still many more regress in during the summer months.

Schools and libraries attempt to incentivize reading, offering prizes for reading checklists, and so on. These programs may motivate some in the short term, but they do little to encourage a lifelong love of reading.

Barbara Danza
Barbara Danza
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Barbara Danza is a contributing editor covering family and lifestyle topics. Her articles focus on homeschooling, family travel, entrepreneurship, and personal development. She contributes children’s book reviews to the weekly booklist and is the editor of “Just For Kids,” the newspaper’s print-only page for children. Her website is Barbara-Danza.com
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