Somewhere along the way, too many kids seem to get the message that reading is a drag, is boring, or is just too hard. Perhaps they were assigned too many watered-down textbook excerpts or were made to feel ashamed of the “reading Level” they were labeled with. Maybe they weren’t read to as often as they could have been when they were younger. Or perhaps they’ve never actually witnessed someone enjoying the act of reading. And probably, they’ve noticed that adults see the need to offer prizes and incentives just to convince kids to read.
Whatever the case, it’s no wonder that some children develop negative notions about reading.
