My 12-year-old son’s favorite store is Barnes and Noble. He
would go there every week if he could. He had some money saved
up and asked if I could take him and a couple friends to this
favorite store. A couple of weeks ago, I agreed, because,
honestly, I love the book store as much as he does, and the
store (more like a library to us) feels like home to me and to
him because we frequent it quite often. On this venture, he and
his friends were on the search for Star Wars books, videos, etc.
These 12-year-olds put their heads and pocket books together and
each bought a different book in the Star Wars series so they
could swap and share in their book club. As a mother, it was
such a delight to observe and listen to my son and his friends
delight in a healthy shared hobby. As you may assume, my son and
his friends are not reluctant or struggling readers. But that is
not the case for all children. What are some things that can be
done to help a struggling or reluctant reader? “Family Read,
Connecting Parents and C