How to Raise a Reader

When we first heard about the summer slide, our minds went to playgrounds and laughter.

By Amanda Clark-Rudolph

Sure, we all love a good Netflix binge. I hate to admit it , but I recently watched the entire season of a show in a 36 hour period. But before there was Netflix for bingeing, there were books. And they still make for a great afternoon, evening, or lazy Saturday.

What do you get when you cross a banana chair and a small English library in a foreign country?

My mom read to me as a child. Lots and lots and lots. She was an English major, so maybe that had something to do with it. Whatever the reason, my mom always loved books, and reading is what she did for fun. And it showed in her parenting–she demonstrated that reading was a form of entertainment and a way to learn. She taught us to read to each other for fun. However, I believe the most important reading my mom did was to read to us above our reading level. She gave us access to stories and prose that we couldn’t read on our own and encouraged us to press forward so we could access it for ourselves.

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Sure, we all love a good Netflix binge. I hate to admit it, but I recently watched the entire season of a show in a 36 hour period. But before there was Netflix for bingeing, there were books. And they still make for a great afternoon, evening, or lazy Saturday.