That's today's thought and challenge. Good readers find time to read, every single day. It may not be that they are engrossed in that huge chapter book...maybe they read an article in a magazine, or a comics page. But they read, putting their brain into action as they do.
Those of you who know me know that I am a daily gym rat. Yes, only hospitalizations and babies have kept me away. My body and mind need that time to exercise and rejuvinate.
So it is with reading. It is a daily workout for the mind.
Want your kids to get into reading? Make it a daily thing. Tell them that good readers even "steal" moments throughout the day to fit it in.
For example, in my profile I mention that my car is littered with books. True. I tell my boys that those mesh baskets behind the seats were made by car designers to hold books. So wherever we go, there is a book handy. Instead of "I'm bored" and "I want to bring my DS" -- have them read.
I am still shuddering from that report the other day. Seriously, average 7.5 hours a day on something electronic...it's crazy how much time that is.
Be an advocate for daily reading - even 10 minutes a day...in a week that's only a little over an hour. Compare that to over 50 on electronics...do I need to say more? We wonder why our kids don't take to reading easily and don't just LOVE to read...look where our priority is in our time!
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