How to Get Your Child to Love Reading

Reading builds our kids’ brains. It enables them to think critically and to evaluate creatively. It builds their vocabulary which increases their capacity for communication. It reinforces lessons on character, conviction, and triumph over tragedy.

As a middle school teacher who specialized in Language Arts, I was determined to get creative in order to get my students to find the power of the pen as captivating as I did. And, while some kids were harder to win over than others, getting all of our children to love reading can and must be done. Their academic prowess depends on it.

How do we get our kids to love to read?

From the youngest children in our care to the most high-maintenance middle schoolers, here are some of my most well-oiled tricks and techniques for inspiring your kids to put down the gadgets and pick up a book instead.