What’s the best way to encourage children to read?
4/17/2014, 12:29 p.m.
Sit down and be patient with them. Spend more time and pay more attention to them. -Horace Banks, Building Maintenance Technician, Dorchester
Sit down with them and spend time with them. -Jane Prince, Home Health Aide, Dorchester
Send them to school and tell the teachers to do their job. -KC, Homemaker, Roxbury
Put it in a song. People learn better through music.-Mark Anthony Wilson, Musician, Chelsea
Read to them. If they see you reading, they will want to read themselves. -Rayna Hamilton, Personal Care Attendant, Dorchester
When they’re younger, parents have to give them a lot of support to build their vocabulary and develop their interest. Also cut the TV off every now and then. -Timothy Walker, Counselor, Roxbury
Reader poll
What’s the best way to encourage children to read?
- Read with them when they are young
- Reduce the hours of television they watch
- Encourage them to read more
- Enroll them in additional reading programs
16 total votes.
