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As schools let out for summer, Borders is Double Dog Daring you with their Summer Reading Challenge. Getting kids to do anything that isn’t on a bike, in a pool or in front of the TV during summer break can sometimes be a daunting task, yet continued reading is important for their minds to continue to grow and bend. Have your child under 12 years old sign up for the challenge at the Borders store nearest you. All they have to do is read any 10 books this summer and they’ll receive a FREE book!
HarperCollins and Jon Scieszka, author of Robot Zot, have provided this week’s tip for getting kids to read:
“If you want to inspire your boy reader, expand your definition of reading to include non-fiction, graphic novels, funny books, wordless books, audio books and magazines. Summer reading is a great time to explore texts that aren’t covered/allowed in school reading.”
One lucky Deal Seeking Mom reader will win a $100 Borders Gift Card!
To enter, tell me one way you get your kids to read over the summer. What tips and tricks can you share that have them turning off the TV and opening a book?
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Prize:
(1) $100 Borders Gift Card
This giveaway ends at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, 6/16 and is open to all U.S. residents 18 years or older. I’ll use Comment Contest to select the winning comment. Winner will be notified by email and listed on my Giveaway Winners page. Winners must respond within 48 hours of notification to claim their prize. Good luck!
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Ashley
I’m an email subscriber.
Ashley
We go to the library once a week. It’s a sure fire way to keep the kid reading!
Ashley
Your button is on my blog.
Roxie
I subscribe to your e-mail…….
Joanne
My kids (almost 5 yrs. and 10.5 mos.) have always loved reading. We started having my husband read to them when they were in the womb so they could get used to his voice and be soothed by it when they were born. And they were born loving to read right away. We read to them every day and let them see us read, and I think it becomes a habit. They’d rather read than do most other things!
Joanne
I subscribe to your feed via email.
Karla
Take kids to the library often and/or let them pick out books at thrift stores/ garage sales.
Karla
I subscribe to the e-mails.
Karla
I am registered on the forums.
Dawn Blay-Smith
Well, since I homeschool one of the things my kids are required to do this summer is keep up on there reading and if they do it we do a trip to the waterpark or beach or something special.
Jackie
I’m an email subscriber!!
Amanda Y.
I find that weekly fun trips to the library for a favorite book to “get” each trip is encouraging!
Anne
I subscribe via email and RSS feed.
Amanda Y.
I’m a member of Deal Seeking Mom forums
Tisha
I’m an email subscriber.
Brian
Get your kids to read by challenging them to see how many books they can read in a summer. Keep a progress chart on the wall.
Amanda Y.
I’m an email subscriber!
Alecia @ Savings & Stewardship
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Elizabeth L.
I had the highest reading level in my entire school and won any library contest they organize. One such competition required short quizes on a slected shelf of books,which were worth points based on content and length [averaging 1-3 points each]. I beat out the entire school with a margin of over 100 points [and I had started the contest after Christmas vacation when most everyone began at the beginning of the school year LOL].
With such a love of reading to pass on, the way that works for me is to check out books that I enjoyed when I was their age. Sometimes it’s the childhood classics, and when they grow older, I’ll introduce them to the books that I read over and over as a young teen. And I still have copies of those books I couldn’t stop rereading on my shelves.
mary
i’m an email subscriber.
Leah M
We’ve been reading to our son since he was almost a newborn. He loves it when Mommy or Daddy pick up a book and read to him. It’s our favorite part of the day!
christine
I enjoy reading & w/4 kids at different levels of reading, I take time out each day to relax & read w/them.
Kayan
I sit down with my toddler every afternoon to read books he picks out. He knows the cue of “Story time? Mama read?” as his chance to pick a book, sit down on my lap, and for me to read as he points to pictures or turn pages.
Kayan
I am an email subscriber.
jennifer
No tricks needed…everyone in the house loves to read!
Katie Brophy
The best way to get a child to turn off the tv and read, is to simply read with them, model this positive behavior yourself. If they are too young to read by themselves, then read to them/with them. If your children are older, just hang out in the same room and spend a lazy morning or quite evening reading your own books independently, yet still together.
Meghan
Luckily, reading is fun to my child. No strategy necessary.
Jess
I encourage my preschooler to read by choosing a letter of the week. For A, we read books about apples, airplanes, etc.
Jess
I encourage my preschooler to read by choosing a letter of the week. For A, we read books about apples, airplanes, etc.
Jess
I encourage my preschooler to read by choosing a letter of the week. For A, we read books about apples, airplanes, etc.