{"id":6570,"date":"2017-11-28T07:56:45","date_gmt":"2017-11-27T20:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allisontait.com\/?p=6570"},"modified":"2020-07-17T15:23:35","modified_gmt":"2020-07-17T05:23:35","slug":"5-ways-to-make-reading-fun-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allisontait.com\/2017\/11\/5-ways-to-make-reading-fun-for-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"5 ways to make reading fun for kids"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"5As part of my semi-regular series that spotlights the author members of the Your Kid’s Next Read Facebook group<\/a>, I’ve invited\u00a0Karen Hughes over to visit. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Karen is the author of the Kalika Magic<\/a> series, a fantasy quest exploring themes of courage, resilience, and the power of imagination, for readers 9+. <\/strong><\/p>\n

In this post, Karen explores ways to get kids reading \u2013 and to make it fun!<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard to get a job if you can\u2019t read, our kids are told. If you want to be a professional \u2013 a doctor or a lawyer or a beancounter at Macquarie Bank \u2013 then you need to be a good reader. You need to be top of the class, the one with the best marks, the one who finishes homework and hands it in on time. Sadly, with all this focus on marks and testing and measuring our children against each other, we\u2019re in danger of putting them off reading all together.<\/p>\n

What happened to sitting in a tree all afternoon with a battered copy of \u2018The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe\u2019? Or hiding under the covers reading \u2018Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\u2019 by torchlight? When did we forget that reading was supposed to be fun?<\/p>\n

I think we worry about our kids too much. We put so much pressure on them to perform, to compete, to live up to our expectations. We pile them with homework and tell them where to be and what to do every minute of the day. No wonder they want to disappear inside the closest computer screen.<\/p>\n

Reading is more than a job skill. A good book opens up a world of adventure. It gives kids the chance to escape when life gets tough. There\u2019s a richness and wonder in storytelling that nourishes the soul, a magic in a well-crafted sentence that creates the same feelings in the reader as listening to beautiful music or admiring a fine painting. It teaches kids that their imagination is precious, that creativity is important, and that not everyone thinks the same way.<\/p>\n

So how do we make reading fun for our kids?<\/strong> Here are five ideas.<\/p>\n

1. Join your local library<\/strong> \u2013 Make the library a regular hangout. Get an ice-cream afterwards. Let them play on the computer if they must, but make sure they\u2019ve picked a good book to take home. You can suggest books and encourage them to look in the right section, but make sure it\u2019s their choice. If they want to read fairy books or animal books or strange books about skeletons, let them (maybe hold off on \u2018Game of Thrones\u2019 for a few years).<\/p>\n

2. Read to them<\/strong> \u2013 Kids are never too old for bedtime stories. Choose something that\u2019s fun and that you\u2019ll both enjoy. Andy Griffiths\u2019 \u2018Just\u2019 series is great. \u2018Grimm\u2019s Fairytales\u2019 is always good \u2013 especially if you can find an original version with bloodthirsty stories like the Robber Bride.<\/p>\n

3. Encourage them to read to you<\/strong> \u2013 Take turns reading a novel together, maybe a page each. This is a great way to get them interested in more difficult books or classics they mightn’t pick up by themselves. Try \u2018The Hobbit\u2019 or \u2018The Wind in the Willows\u2019 or anything you loved as a child. You\u2019re allowed to be nostalgic. If it\u2019s obvious that you love hearing the story, chances are they\u2019ll love reading it to you.<\/p>\n

4. Turn off the screen (or be tricky and limit it to ebooks)<\/strong> \u2013 Kids model the behaviour of the people around them. If they see you on Instagram all the time, they\u2019ll want to do the same thing. If it\u2019s normal for you to sit on the lounge with a book, or read in bed before turning out the light, then it\u2019ll be normal for them. If you can\u2019t prise the screen away from them, use it to your advantage. Get the BorrowBox app and download books for them. It\u2019s free and easy, and you don\u2019t even have to go to the library.<\/p>\n

5. Let them be bored<\/strong> \u2013 Reading takes concentration. It takes free time. There\u2019s no reason for kids to pick up a book if they have something better to do.<\/p>\n

Roald Dahl said it best:<\/p>\n

\u2018 \u2026 please, oh please, we beg, we pray, <\/em>
\nGo throw your TV set away, <\/em>
\nAnd in its place you can install <\/em>
\nA lovely bookshelf on the wall. <\/em>
\nThen fill the shelves with lots of books, <\/em>
\nIgnoring all the dirty looks, <\/em>
\nThe screams and yells, the bites and kicks, <\/em>
\nAnd children hitting you with sticks<\/em>
\nFear not, because we promise you <\/em>
\nThat, in about a week or two <\/em>
\nOf having nothing else to do, <\/em>
\nThey’ll now begin to feel the need <\/em>
\nOf having something to read.<\/em>\u2019<\/p>\n

From the age of eight, a child\u2019s rational brain begins to develop and their brain waves change. They move from a state of wonder, where they absorb everything like a sponge, to a more critical wavelength. They begin to form their own view of the world, creating habits and patterns that will last a lifetime.<\/p>\n

One of these can be the love of books. And books are worth loving. Children find courage and strength in the stories they read. Thalia from Hong Kong wrote to tell me she had painted the Kalika word for \u2018courage\u2019 on her pencil case because \u2018it makes me feel brave like the kids in your books\u2019. Harry from Spain wrote to say he wanted to read more Kalika Magic books because \u2018Kai worries about things sometimes, just like I do\u2019.<\/p>\n

The love of reading is a wonderful gift to give your child. It goes beyond school and tests and competing for the best marks. It\u2019s something that will stay with them forever.<\/p>\n

The Howling Sands<\/em>, book 4 in the Kalika Magic series, is out now. Find out more about Karen Hughes and Kalika Magic here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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