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Blogging A to Z: Keep Books Everywhere
Have you ever learned a new word or talked about something fairly vague and then all of a sudden you start seeing or hearing about it everywhere? I’m sure that sensation/phenomenon is actually called something, but for today’s purpose, it’s a good analogy for reaching reluctant readers! You can encourage…
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Blogging A to Z: Join a Book Club
Peer pressure is definitely something that can be tapped into (in a good way!) when it comes to reluctant readers. Find a book club in the area for your reluctant readers and their friends. Because if everyone else is reading, won’t your reluctant reader want to as well? Find a…
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Storytime Theme: Sports
With the popularity of little kids’ sports classes like soccer, gymnastics, and more I thought it would be fun to create a sport-themed storytime! I played a lot of different sports growing up and wasn’t particularly great at any of them. I probably played tennis the longest through high school.…
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Blogging A to Z: Inherent Boredom
One of the top reasons I hear at the library as to why a kid doesn’t want to read? “It’s booooorrrrrrriiiiiiiinnnnnnnngggggggg.” And of course, they drag out the word for as long as they can! But, books don’t have to be boring! I would argue that many of the kids…
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Storytime Theme: Eggs
Spring has sprung! This means it’s time for eggs to start hatching. Today’s Storytime Theme: Eggs is perfect for spring. It’s also a really great theme to incorporate science and nonfiction titles. Our Preschool Explorers program at work that features a mini-storytime with hands-on science experiments for preschooler is extremely…
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Blogging A to Z: Have Conversation
When you love something, you want to talk about it! It should be the same about books! Talk to kids about what they’re reading and ask them questions about the story. Kids might not be willing to share what they’re reading right away, so you might need some questions to…
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Blogging A to Z: Try Graphic Novels
One of the most popular book formats for kids these days is graphic novels. In fact, they are asked for so often in our library, that we moved our entire collection to make them easier to find for kids with lots of really bright signage! In case you don’t really…
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Blogging A to Z: Keep Reading Fun
I think one of the most important things that we need to remember is that reading should be fun! It shouldn’t feel like a chore or schoolwork. Reading can be enjoyable, we just have to show reluctant readers that it’s true! Today, I’m just going to share a few tips…
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Blogging A to Z: Reading Endurance
Picture trying to run a mile without any practice or training. It’s not a fun experience. It’s the same type of situation for kids who haven’t built up their reading endurance or stamina. They’ll do everything in their power not to read. The feeling of reading isn’t a good one,…
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Blogging A to Z: Disability
Reluctance doesn’t always come from not wanting to read. Sometimes reluctance comes from an undiagnosed disability that makes reading difficult for kids. I’ll be honest, I don’t know a lot about the process of testing and diagnosis, but I think it’s important for families to advocate for their children if…
