Thread: Is this a good way to make kids to read?
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Old 11-24-2008, 07:42 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by ravenne View Post
Desertgrandma, you are sooooooo right. I agree completely. BUT: What do you do with a teenager who was never read to by his parents and who says he just can´t stand books? My nephew is one of those “never-read-anything-until-some-stupid-teacher-will-force-me-to”-child. But guess what - my Cybook catched his interest. Now he´s figuering out if the English book he has to read for school is available as an ebook, because it would be so much cooler to read (yes, READ!!!) that boring stuff on his notebook. So I guess, Ervserver could be right as well...
It also helps if you can find a book that the boy wants to read.
I briefly had a summer job in literacy training, and I would occasionally find that young men who hated reading would like Terry Pratchett, J K Rowling, or Star Trek books.
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