Summer Reading Tips for Kids – Plus Win Books!
I know many Coupon Divas readers have children that will be cheering "School's Out for Summer" later this afternoon. Congratulations parents, you made it through another year - LOL!
I like my kids to enjoy their summer break, but I think it is so important that my kids continue to learn and grow over the summer months that is why I support the Summer Reading Tips promotion from McGraw-Hill Education.
I would like to share with you some great tips for encouraging your children to read, and if you would like to WIN an AWESOME SET of 3 readers from the Wright Group/McGraw-Hill reading program (age specific, depending on winner!), just share some of your own reading tips by leaving a comment!
Reading Tips (from Wright Group/McGraw-Hill’s “Early Reading Intervention” Author Charlene Cobb, Ed.D.)
- Even if your children can read by themselves, take turns reading to each other. This helps build their skills as they listen to your tone and inflection throughout the story or article. Before, during and after you read, talk about the material. Ask you child questions and encourage you child to ask you questions.
- Whether you are reading to your children or they are reading themselves, plan an event or activity that ties to the reading material. For instance, book reading can lead to picnics, museum and zoo visits, ballgames, or even family vacations.
- Look for opportunities for your child to read. If you have a manual for a new DVD player, ask your child to read you the directions. Grocery lists and “to do” lists are also good items to help kids practice reading in “real life.”
- Share the reading experience with your child by reading the same book or material they are reading so you can discuss it.
- Even if you are not reading the same books as your children, talk to them about what they are reading. Ask them questions such as what happened in the story or what might happen next, who is their favorite character, or who is the villain. This builds summarization and recall skills, and your interest can help increase their interest.
- If your children’s school program provides materials for home activities, absolutely use them.
- Suggest your child read a popular series that has been turned into movies like the Harry Potter or Chronicles of Narnia books. When your child finishes reading the book, rent or go see the movie and discuss how each differed from the other and whether the book or movie was more enjoyable.
- Look for materials beyond fiction. Kids often prefer to read about facts, including books and articles about the environment, animals, current events, sports, and other factual topics. Talk to them about what they like and help them find reading materials that match those interests.
- Try to set aside at least one TV/video-game-free night per week for family reading. Make your family’s favorite snacks, get new books at the library and make it fun!
CONTEST
1 Coupon Divas reader will WIN an AWESOME SET of 3 readers from the Wright Group/McGraw-Hill reading program
(age specific, depending on winner!)
To Enter:
- Leave a comment sharing your summer reading tips
- Get an extra entry if you blog about this contest, tweet about this contest, Stumble, Digg, etc. (Be sure to come back and comment letting me know how you spread the word) (1 entry)
- Finally, you can get an extra entry by signing up the CouponDivas awesome newsletter, if you are already a subscriber you get an entry just by adding an additional comment! (1 entry)
Contest begins June 5, 2009 and will end on June 12, 2009 at midnight (EST).
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HSB Suzanne
June 5th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
My reading tips are…
*read at least one book and/or one chapter from a longer book to your children each night before they go to bed.
*read a book yourself (they’ll follow your example).
*talk about the books you read at other times.
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HSB Suzanne
June 5th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
I’m already a subscriber, so please give me an extra entry…
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HSB Suzanne
June 5th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
I tweeted about the contest.
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Stacy Lyons
June 5th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
I have a 2 yr old and a 3 yr old so they cannot read to themselves yet – but they love books and love to be read to at night.
After I read them a story – the next night they “tell” it to each other and me and then we make up stories about what happens next. We also do a craft project or draw pictures based on the story as well….our favorite book was about a boy who ate so many hotdogs he turned into a hot dog; we made hot dogs for dinner, cut out pictures of our favorite foods from magazines etc….
Stacy Lyons
June 5th, 2009 at 1:57 pm
I am a subscriber already and tweeted about the contest too!
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Sandra - Illinois
June 5th, 2009 at 8:26 pm
My daughter has always loved books as much as I do and now her two young boys are following in the family tradition. As one poster stated, read yourself and they will want to read too. My daughter is also a kindergarten teacher and her students are benefitting from her love of reading.
Kathleen
June 5th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
We turn the TV off for 1 hour every single day and read books. Thanks.
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Angela Bailey
June 5th, 2009 at 10:07 pm
My son loves to read after his shower before he does anything else so we make this a habit
sandy
June 6th, 2009 at 3:59 am
read w them
Angela Bailey
June 6th, 2009 at 6:15 am
Tweeted. http://twitter.com/theladya/status/2053353025
susan varney
June 6th, 2009 at 7:36 am
just before bed it always works
Renee C.
June 6th, 2009 at 8:14 am
My kids are to the point of independent reading, 9 and 11. I encourage them to read by entering all of the summer reading programs in the area which have incentives and contests and offering my own incentives i.e. an increase of electronics time for every 1/2 hour they read above their required 30 minutes. Last year they won items from the school summer reading program and the library summer reading program.
Renee C.
June 6th, 2009 at 8:15 am
Just signed up for the newsletter looking forward to the savings!!!!
Jennifer Smith
June 6th, 2009 at 8:17 am
We always keep a few good books in the car at all times. You never know when you’ll be in the car for an extended period of time and the kids can catch some read!!! Have a great summer!!!
Jennifer Smith
June 6th, 2009 at 8:17 am
I am already a subscriber. Just need some more BOOKS!!!
Jennifer
June 6th, 2009 at 6:55 pm
I just found this site and signed up, this is super cool! As a former PreK teacher and mom of 2 kiddos, (one is dyslexic), my summer reading tip is-Make it fun! We make forts under the dining room table or by hanging a sheet on the side of the bunk bed and get a flashlight and read together. Another great tip-Listen to books on tape or CD! The library has them and we listen to them in the car. Less arguing and we all enjoy listening to the books. It helps with vocabulary and comprehension too!
Kate
June 6th, 2009 at 7:50 pm
My tip is to make the books come alive by making special voices for the characters or doing a dramatic reading of the story. My boys thrive on a good performance when I read to them. As they get older and read books on their own, talk to them about what they are reading and listen to what they have to say. Share the books you loved at their age, open dialog
Tina
June 6th, 2009 at 8:27 pm
Have a family reading time together
Jenn S.
June 6th, 2009 at 8:33 pm
Sometimes we have family nights around a certain book theme.
Alicia Bridenbaugh
June 6th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
At bedtime, I sit with my son and he reads me one of his books.. It is great practice for him and if gives us special time together.
Alicia Bridenbaugh
June 6th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
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judy brittle
June 7th, 2009 at 12:49 am
We try to make it enjoyable. The grandkids choose their own books and we read those and then they fill out a certificate from Chuck E Cheese for the books they read and they get free tokens. Thank you!
judy brittle
June 7th, 2009 at 12:49 am
I tweeted
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judy brittle
June 7th, 2009 at 12:49 am
I’m a subscriber.
Lisa
June 7th, 2009 at 1:31 am
Read with your kids. In school they call it popcorn reading when you take turns.
Lisa
June 7th, 2009 at 1:31 am
I signed up for newsletter, please add another entry, thanks
susan
June 7th, 2009 at 2:53 am
We have books placed all over our house so where ever our little one goes he sees them and he usually wants to stop and take a look! We also have it built into his day that we read. It helps.
susan
June 7th, 2009 at 2:54 am
I stumbled (susanlanai).
Katrina
June 7th, 2009 at 7:10 am
For us we have a short reading time every night. We try and make it a part of a routine.
mar gavlik
June 7th, 2009 at 10:00 am
check with your child’s teacher to see if there is required summer reading. studies have show that students who read 4 books over the summer come back in the fall better prepared. check with your local public libary, they usually have wonderful summer reading programs. let your children see you see, be it a newspaper, magazine or book.
Carol M
June 7th, 2009 at 11:59 am
I have seven grandchildren. The oldest love to read and the youngest love to be read to. Sometimes you have to tell the older ones to put the book down and go something else! lol They were always read to everyday and this continued even when they were old enough to read. At first they were asked to read for at least an hour everyday and now they read as much as they can. They have a lot of other activities but they will always love reading. I buy them a lot of books and I love to win even more for them. Even though they have a lot of books, my daughter takes the kids to the library in the summer to get more.
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Carol M
June 7th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
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Elizabeth
June 7th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
My family has always been a big believer in positive reinforcement – we give stars per book read, and when you reach a certain number, you get to pick a gift!
Elizabeth
June 7th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
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Kathy Scott
June 7th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
My kids earn video game time by reading.
Onolee R
June 7th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
We like to read a book right before bed time to unwind.
Kelly D
June 7th, 2009 at 2:53 pm
When we go shopping at the mall, we have a deal with the kids: if they are well-behaved throughout the shopping trip, they get to pick out one book each from the bookstore. Manners and reading all in one!
Tricia
June 7th, 2009 at 5:32 pm
I take my 2 year old to the library at least once a week and she loves to get book after book off the toddler shelf and look through them. I read while she does this and we both love it!!
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June 7th, 2009 at 5:32 pm
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June 7th, 2009 at 5:37 pm
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Jaclyn Reynolds
June 7th, 2009 at 8:03 pm
We’re enjoying chapter books now. Currently reading Charlie and the Chocolate factory!
Penelope
June 7th, 2009 at 10:21 pm
My tip is to read before bed together, and to read books they know I read when I was little- they love that!
Mardy
June 8th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
My 2 year old loves to flip through the grocery section of the newspaper. She points out all of her favorite fruits.
Dacia
June 8th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
I have 2 boys, ages 10 and 7. Last summer we noticed that we lost them during the day to video games and TV, because during the school year we don’t allow those activities. We decided that in the summer they would have to earn video game playing time by reading for it. For every 15 minutes they want to play, they have to read for 1 hour. The time only counts if they tell myself or my husband and we give them our special timer to keep track with. It works really great! We let them bank time if they choose, but I can usually get 3 or 4 days of reading out of them in a row before they come to redeem the time they have saved. If you have older kids I highly recommend this.
SGuzman
June 8th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
We have a family reading time each day – about an hour of “quiet” time where all the kids & mom sit & read their favorite book & then we tell our favorite part.
Karen Skinner
June 9th, 2009 at 11:50 am
My son is only 5 and just starting to read. He has a short attention span since reading is new to him and he’d rather be playing. Since he knows his letters and the sounds I have him sound the words out. It takes him some time but he eventually gets it. This seems to be what has worked best for him so far.
Karen Skinner
June 9th, 2009 at 11:51 am
I’m subscribed
Sue Moore
June 9th, 2009 at 11:52 am
I read to my son before bed every night. He’s still young and learning to read so I have him help me with smaller words. He sounds them out for me. Sometimes I pretend that I don’t know what the word is and I need his help. He’s such a big helper so it works great
Sue Moore
June 9th, 2009 at 11:52 am
I’m a subscriber
Chet Smith
June 9th, 2009 at 11:54 am
We go to the library when they have reading days. Someone reads to the kids that show up. Then we check out books before we leave so we have something to read at home.
Chet Smith
June 9th, 2009 at 11:54 am
I’m a subscriber
Pat
June 9th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
Have your child read to you.
Adrienne Gordon
June 9th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
we give out coupons for each book they read, when they get 20, we go out to eat.
Michele
June 10th, 2009 at 6:42 am
With my 6 year old we try and connect an adventure to his reading, if there is a meteor shower we will read a book relating to the stars. If we are traveling we try and find books relating to the area of the country we are going. Living on the coast we read a large number of books about marine life and shells.
beth shepherd
June 10th, 2009 at 9:19 am
We always read to eachother before bedtime. It is something we have done for years and its wonderful to see your children grow.
Thank you for the chance
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Shelly
June 10th, 2009 at 6:40 pm
find a summer reading program – or create your own!
Abby
June 11th, 2009 at 1:52 am
During the hottest part of the day take a reading break and enjoy until it cools back down!
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Erma H
June 11th, 2009 at 7:54 am
My tip would be to read everyday for 20 mins.
Cynthia Sheeks
June 11th, 2009 at 8:52 am
We always join the local library’s summer reading program. My daughter already loves to read, but she is encouraged by the fun little prizes she gets along the way.
Marie
June 11th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
During the summer we go to the library at least once or twice a week (and join the summer reading programs) and we read every night before bed.
Brenda
June 11th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
There is always a good book packed on our camping trips, so relaxing, thanks for the giveaway!
Ed Nemmers
June 11th, 2009 at 5:58 pm
Don’t get suntan lotion on your reading material when praying to Ra outside!
STAISHA
June 12th, 2009 at 8:52 am
My best summer reading tips are: variety,focusing some books on the summer’s activities ie; books about swimming, fishing, boating, camping, sleepovers, museum trips…whatever. Some just fun books, no rhyme or reason. Reading a set amount (30 min)daily also keeps us on task.
Courtney S
June 12th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
I put aside time everyday for my son to read. He loves it because I will get my book and start reading and he gets his. He loves that he is doing something with mom.
Carolyn Ireland
June 12th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
Set aside a reading time each day – same time. Require everyone, regardless of age (parents too!) to stop and read for that time. No TV on etc.
Kathy Scott
June 12th, 2009 at 2:54 pm
My kids earn video games time by reading.
Elizabeth
June 12th, 2009 at 3:10 pm
My son has recently been formally diagnosed with Dyslexia. We have been working during the school year to improve his reading level and fluency. We have found that with larger reading assignments, it is helpful to do what we call “pair reading”. It works like a buddy system. Either my Husband or I will sit down with our Son during his reading time at home. He will begin to read the story or book first. Usually, our Son will read a paragraph, and then either my Husband or I will read the next paragraph. We continue to do this for the entire reading assignment, or if it is one of his own books, until he wishes to stop.
This technique allows him the opportunity to read his assignment, without being overwhelmed by it. Thus, he is able to complete his reading in a reasonable amount of time. Additionally, by hearing us read, he will improve upon the fluency of his reading, just by hearing how we sound a word, or how the sentence structure should be read.
This technique has definitely increased his confidence when reading, and has improved his overall reading level from where he started at the beginning of the school year. We have also used other reading techniques that have assisted him in becoming a more successful reader, even though he has Dyslexia.
I hope this information will help someone else.
-Beth
kathy pease
June 12th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
i love to site out in my backyard by my garden and read its very relaxing
kathy pease
June 12th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
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amy delong
June 12th, 2009 at 5:28 pm
well my 2 boys do not read yet,but I read to them every night before bed&they love it!
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Brooke
June 12th, 2009 at 8:55 pm
we read a bedtime book everynight… We also reward with BOOKS… I read and wee man “reads” next to me with his TAG reading books
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Gianna
June 12th, 2009 at 10:52 pm
Read together every day