Parent's Children - Easy Ways to Motivate Young Children to Read - Suggestions 1, 2, and 3

One of the best ways to motivate your child to read is simply to read to him or her, but what if this is not enough? If your child or grandchild seems to require the kind of stimulation that they get when playing video games, get your child involved in a variety of ways with these solutions: Select a book that is available in a variety of formats - such as a one that they can pick up and read, and that can also be viewed as an e-book, or an audio book.
This allows you to say something like, "Joan, let's read this book, and let's download a copy of it on the computer too. Children often feel empowered when they download a book. If you've downloaded an e-book format and also have a physical book, ask your child which version they like better, and why. Listen carefully to their responses and validate their feelings.
For example, if your grandson David says something like, "I really like the e-book version better because it's more fun to turn the pages," responds with something like, "Yes, it is fun to click on the pages and turn them, it's a little like a video game, isn't it?" If your child shows more of an interest in the hard copy of the book, you might say, "Yes, Monica, I like holding a book in my hands too.
There's something really special about being able to touch the pictures.
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mp3 files) say something like, "What did you like better, reading the book yourself or listening to someone read it?" Once again, it's important to listen to their response and acknowledge that what they have to say has true value. For example if Shannon says something like, "I liked it when the lady read the book," you might ask why.
You may be in for some interesting comments if you probe.

I wrote a book that is accompanied by a read-along CD.
I ask children why they prefer to hear the book read and they have told me answers like, "She sounds like Mommy, and I miss my Mommy, she's in Iraq," and "I listen to the way she says the big words, and that helps me to say them." Whatever they say, it's important to acknowledge their feelings as being correct.

For example you might respond with something like, "Yes, she does sound like Mommy, and it makes me feel like she's here with us too. I like that" Or, you might respond with something like, "Big words can be hard to say, and it is helpful to hear them.

Do you want to point to the words while the lady is reading them?