10 Everyday Ways to Keep Your Child Reading While Having Fun 2
of 11 Read the Book, See the Movie Use your child's love of
watching movies to encourage him to read. For example, your
younger child could read (or listen to you read) Rapunzel and
then see the movie Tangled, while your older child could read
the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series and then check out the films.
Explore the concepts of character and plot by discussing who was
in the movie — the "good guys" (protagonists) and "not-so-good
guys" (antagonists) — and what they did. Talk about how the book
and the movie differed. Check out these other books that have
been turned into movies. More on: Skill-Building Activities