How to Make Your Child a Reader for Life

by Paul Kropp

Book Overview

An important addition to the library of any parent who wants to give a child the gift of learning--and loving--to read.??Now updated with important advice about utilizing the Internet You will learn:... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385479131
• ISBN13: 9780385479134
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Broadway Books
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Pick up books

It's a word without words these days. I can only imagine that once people were telling their kids to put down the books rather than their video games, TV, or to get off the computer. Now, with all the gagets and technologic advances, books are becoming obselete. What to do to make kids not just readers but to be literate enough to get by in the world? This is a great how to for parents and educators (short and sweet) about how to get kids to read not just as kids but to condition them for life.

Must have book for every parent!

This book is very easy to read and provides advice for every age from infant to adult. It also gives great suggestions on what books to read for each age group and how children transition from reading words to critical thinking. I could not put it down, and will be recommending it to all of my friends and my children's principal.

A good read on raising a reader

This book had great practical advice for each stage in your child's reading life. Particularly helpful were the suggestions on overcoming difficult stages when children might tend to become apathetic towards reading. I also appreciated the emphasis on the total experience of reading, rather than the simple ability to identify words on a page. In addition I found it reassuring to hear that my husband's and my own enjoyment of reading will go a long way towards influencing our kid's desire to read.

Readable and reassuring

Kropp has real-life advice for parents who believe, as he does, that reading is one of life's great joys. He emphasizes the importance of building a literate household--where fiction, nonfiction, magazines, and newspapers abound--and everyone reads. While you can't pick up a mainstream parenting magazine without seeing an article on the importance of reading to your baby, Kropp deals with keeping your child out of reading slumps throughout school and with or without the support of an 'A' school and teacher to lead the way.It's a quick read (ironically) and a great resource for parents.

Very informative in helping parents over "rough" times

I liked and used many of the author's ideas on how to raise a child who loves to read. In particular, the suggestion to keep reading to a child who does not want to read on his own was a very good idea. Definitely a worthwhile book to add to the library.