How to grow a reader Tips for turning a fledgling reader into a
voracious one. By Peg Tyre Once your child has figured out how
to decode words and can actually read in a sustained way, then a
chunk of his schooling should be focused on helping him squeeze
meaning and richness out of the experience. You may remember the
whole-language ideas about exposing kids to print through
fiction, poetry, newspapers, and drama? It is the wrong way to
teach kids to read. But getting kids excited about the written
word is a great way to turn fledgling readers into voracious
readers. And here's where all parents should step up to the
plate. You've been reading to your child, great. Don't stop.
Books on tape in the car work, too. But now that she is a
reader, surround her with print. Get a newspaper delivered. Get
her a library card and make the library a regular stop, like the
grocery store and the dry cleaner. And get over your view of
what "proper" book reading looks like — fiction, nonfiction,
comic books, how-tos, myster