I have always had a love for reading and I think it had to do with my dad. He read to me every night before we said our prayers. Then as our family grew, he read to all of us. It was amazing that no matter how tired he was he always did this with us until we were old enough to read on our own. Then we went to bed and read on our own, I came to love reading so much that I always had a book in my hands, I love to read on the bus, in the bath tub and sometimes while I’m walking. My husband reads and walks too!
Now that we have kids of our own we’re trying to encourage that love of reading in them. We seem to have it easy so far, which makes me think that kids follow by example. At least our kids do, and I’m not naive I understand that it could change any day now.
Borders wants to encourage reading by giving away free books. Double Dog Dare Summer Reading Program at Borders is going on now. Read 10 books, fill out the Reading Participation Form and run in to borders and pick out a book from their list of free books.
To help you get your children reading we are providing tips every week. Last weeks tip was from Jon Scieszka, author of Robot Zot and Knucklehead: Tall Tales and Almost True Stories of Growing up Scieszka. This week you have me and HarperCollins.
Tips From Me:
Be an example to your children, read your own books in front of them.
Read out loud to your kids often, at least one book a day.
Tip From HarperCollins:
“Encourage your children to read books about people and who are different from them. In fact, Katherine Paterson, recently named National Ambassador for Children’s Literature by the Library Of Congress and author of many award-winning books for children, including Bridge to Terabithia says, “I began reading on my own very early because I knew the magic that books held, and when I came to the United States and was regarded as alien by my classmates, books provided me with friends who helped me to understand myself and to have compassion for other people. So I urge everyone to read for your life–for enjoyment and knowledge and as a member of a family and a citizen not only of your community but of the world.”
Enter to Win:
2 readers will each receive 100.00 Gift Card to spend at Borders
To Enter:
Tell me how you would encourage a child to read
Tweet or use Facebook (once a day only please)
Borders Summer Reading Challenge #Giveaway http://bit.ly/d6c0uv Enter to win 1 of 2 100.00 GC to Borders.
Advertise this giveaway on any giveaway site, your blog, and tell me where you advertised it or Use any of the share options below, digg, stumble (1 entry each)
The contest will run until July 1st 11:59 pm Pacific. All rules can be found under giveaway rules.
Borders and HarperCollins teamed to provided me a Borders gift card in exchange for my posts about the Double-Dog Dare Summer Reading Challenge. It does not affect the fact that I believe in reading to my kids.
I echo the tip given to encourage children to read about people who are different from them, different ethnicities, countries, customs and foods… it’s all magic to a child. Read the books yourself and have discussions about them with the child. Try some of the foods they might mention.
Tweeted
http://twitter.com/heaventrees/status/17375187010
dt
http://twitter.com/ShawnaMichelle2/status/17378041163
http://twitter.com/tnshadylady/status/17359429691
I let my kids read to me! My youngest especially likes to do that.
Daily tweet:
http://twitter.com/girlygirlugh/status/17380118620
girlygirlugh at gmail dot com
tweet
http://twitter.com/monacpete/status/17381498974
daily tweet-http://bit.ly/btUvX4
I tweeted
http://twitter.com/lunaj1456/status/17336238169
we encourage by taking them to the library on a regular basis
Letting them pick their own books really helps
tweet
http://twitter.com/KarenP_KarenP/status/17391108309
06-29 tweet http://twitter.com/someluckydog/status/17391294743
I encouraged my son by having books around in the car and at home, when reading I’ve had him search for objects in the book, ask questions. It has seen to work well, he loves books.
http://twitter.com/lifesandcastle2/status/17391670169
You can encourage a child to read by forming a book club.
I Tweet or use Facebook vanessa diaz or @vmsweet123
Tweet link 6/27
http://twitter.com/vmsweet123/status/17201827472
tweet link 6/28
http://twitter.com/vmsweet123/status/17311723877
tweet link 6/29
http://twitter.com/vmsweet123/status/17378411432
I advertise this giveaway facebook. vanessa diaz
link to advertised on facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=835436&v=wall&story_fbid=139262539421254
I would encourage a child to read by providing lots of reading material that would interest them. I would also make reading fun. Play reading games. Read with them. Read to them. Have them read to you or others. Kids can read a lot more than book (think about magazines, comic books, newspapers, catalogs, and so much more).
I tweeted:
http://twitter.com/jdeemarie/status/17393095496
(6/29)
I encourage my kids to read by buying them interesting books that they would like the subjects in and also show them by example.They see how Much I enjoy reading and they are always asking what I am reading that makes me smile so much
Tweet
http://mobile.twitter.com/luckyduckytoo/status/17395664065
We just read every day. Every night before bed, I read to my kids and they take turns reading to me. There’s no arguing about it. That’s just the way it is. We’ve made it a routine and it works for us!
You both won the 100.00 Gift Cards to Borders. Please send me your name phone number and address for shipping from the sponsor. Thank you and congrats on winning!
Tweet: http://twitter.com/coriwestphal/statuses/17396156314
I dugg the giveaway: coriwestphal
I shared via Google Buzz: http://www.google.com/buzz/coriwestphal/HpwidTA1u6W/Borders-Summer-Reading-Challenge-Giveaway-2-100
coriwestphal
Reward sticker chart!
daily tweet
http://twitter.com/fairydancer35/status/17403200919
6/30 I retweeted: http://twitter.com/princessla66/status/17403551790
Today’s tweet
http://twitter.com/rsj2000mrs/statuses/17409167413
rsj2000mrs@gmail.com
Tweet:
http://twitter.com/lipstickncandy/status/17411530563
daily tweet http://twitter.com/Tina12312/status/17412354968
I always read to them before bedtime, and also in the afternoon at naptime – even if there is no nap that day. It makes it a routine!
tweet.. http://twitter.com/RITAGIRL/status/17416123862
Daily tweet
http://twitter.com/sharonjo2/status/17417532447
tweet http://twitter.com/drellis500/status/17416672761
I read to my kids every night. They’re both still young (20 months and 4) so they can’t read by themselves, but they’re learning to love books and stories!
kimhigueria at gmail dot com
I tweeted this giveaway:
http://twitter.com/kimhigueria/status/17423123567
kimhigueria at gmail dot com
read together and keep a sticker chart for # of books read (give extra stickers for longer books)
Daily Tweet http://twitter.com/eyzofblu63/status/17425172201
My parents read to me at bedtime and during the day on summer vacations. I learned to love the local library and couldn’t get enough.
rt, thanks! http://twitter.com/idahojill/status/17428450588
Daily tweet: http://twitter.com/whitechocolatec/statuses/17431601599
I would like to win this one
http://twitter.com/FabGiveaways/status/17433531784
I encourage my daughter to read by reading to her every night. We also have 20 minutes a day that we read together.
Thanks!