I devoured books as a child. Not the books that were required reading, but the kind that were fun and entertaining for young girls, like Anne of Green Gables, Sweet Valley High, and A Wrinkle in Time. I’m still a big reader, because I learned very young there was a difference between required reading and reading for fun.
So this link love post is all about getting kids to read this summer. And it’s all about making it fun, of course! Because what kid wants to read The Old Man and The Sea during the summer? Or ever?
Children’s book author, Rena Jones, has some great ideas to get your kids reading this summer, and over at Katie’s Literature Lounge, a teacher has an ongoing Summer Reading Series where she posts her weekly picks for summer reading. The books will vary between children’s picture books, middle-grade, and young adult.
Looking for cheap ways to get your kids to read this summer? Melissa’s Bargain Blog has a great list of cheap or free Summer Reading Programs. One will even pay your kids to read!
A lot of moms and teachers know how hard it is to get boys to read. Mike McQueen’s Getting Boys To Read Blog has tons of good info to help you out.
And what about writing? One way to get kids to enjoy reading is to get them writing. This link has great ideas to get kids into creative writing, like writing their own songs and creating their own storybooks.
I think the most ingenious link I found out about was What Kids Are Saying. This is a website that helps youth express their opinions through creative writing and other media. It even has contests for kids 7-18 in the areas of True Story, Short Story, Q&A, Music Lyrics, Poetry and Quote Board. I wish they had this when I was young!
Not all children enjoy reading and writing for various reasons. But some can’t learn reading and writing the way it’s normally taught in schools. I ran across this post from a mom whose son has dyslexia. She lists all of the symptoms to look out for during different ages, and shares the program that helped her son read and spell. I had no idea dyslexia affects not only reading, but spelling, speaking and hearing. Very interesting and helpful post.
I hope you find these links useful. Makes me wish my son was old enough to read!
photo credit: Ninha Morandini
2 Responses to “Making Summer Reading Fun Link Love”
Dr. Alice
1 year ago
Fantastic!! What about writing?
I would also recommend: another great educational and parent and child time together resource, Think It Ink It Publishing providing more opportunities for your children to become authors!! They will love using their creativity and imaginations to write their own story to professionally illustrated wordless picture books. It’s also a great way to keep your child occupied on a long car trip and to keep them reading and writing over the summer so they go back to school prepared and not behind for the next school year. Go to http://www.thinkitinkitpublishing.com for more.
Danielle
1 year ago
We love books at our house. I often find my son with the light on (while the baby is sleeping in his room) and reading. If I don’t pay attention he stays up to really late reading! He has discovered fun reading!
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