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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?
Every reader has four methods available to enter this contest. Choose one each of any combination of method one, two, three, or four for up to a total of 4 entries!!!
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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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Laure
The best way to encourage your kids to read? Let them see you read and let them see how much you enjoy it!
Emily M
I have joined your forums!
Emily M
I subscribe to your emails. Thank you! :)
Kathleen
When it’s super hot out and I make the TV not an option, reading is a pretty easy sell.
Jennifer Seitzinger
We take a trip to the library every week and read a bedtime story every night.
Danielle
My son is a new reader. Just finishing kindergarten. But I’m really impressed by his reading ability and can’t wait to see how he continues to progress!
Jennifer Seitzinger
I subscribe via email.
Marissa
They are enrolled into the summer reading program at the library. It helps that they love to read.
Heidi
We join the summer reading program at our libary. My kids love it because they get prizes!
Ruth Dennison
I have two tips: sign them up for a summer reading program at the public library where they can earn prizes for reading books! My kids love prizes. Also, show them books that meet their interests. My daughter loves adventure/mysteries and my son loves books on war. They are more likely to read if the book interests them. Now, my daughter loves to read and she went to our storage room and dug out my old Nancy Drew books. She came upstairs with about 10 books stacked up in her arms with a HUGE smile! :)
Erin
I just subscribed to your daily email. Thanks for all the great advice!
Brooke
My child is only 14 months old so it isn’t a struggle to get him to read yet. He absolutely LOVES books and he consistently will spend a good 20 minutes reading his books by himself every single day. It is so much fun to watch him make the animal noises and chatter to himself about what he sees in the books. I would love to win this gift card so I could buy him more age appropriate books!
Brooke
I am a member of the DSM forums.
Jill O
Joined the forum! Wow, why did I do that sooner!
sally
My son is only 2, but he loves to read already. He has his favorite books that we have to read every day. Most of them are about colors and animals, so we read them as much as he wants to.
missy
I have three boys of varying ages. I try a few twists to keep reading ‘alive’ during the summer. We reading time ‘earns’ screen time (which is limited anyway) so the reading comes first. I also select ‘prizes’ for various amount of reading… We’ll celebrate ‘family reading time’ together either in a special place- the park on a blanket, under the trees in our yard or perhaps in my bedroom late at night to gather everyone together for reading. The message really is read, read, read!!
sally
I’m an RSS subscriber.
Crysta Jewell
I am an e-mail and forum subscriber! :-)
Jennifer
Luckily my kids love to read. They get that from mom!!:)
My 5 year old has already read the 10 books required for this program! We also have a reading lesson every other night…
Teresa
I challenge my children…give them a goal!
Emily
Mine are too young to read on their own, so I just keep reading books to them at bedtime.
Kristine
We join different summer reading programs, although my son loves reading, so he doesn’t need much motivation!
Ellen
My kids love Fancy Nancy so by picking books they enjoy the love to read.
Cara
I give stickers for time reading and time coloring/practicing worksheets… my kid is 5. He likes reading and being read to, but the extra encouragement helps.
Kristine
I’m an e-mail subscriber.
nicole d
my kids would love this for this summer thanks for the blog!!
Kristine
I’m a member of the forums
Olivia hustis
I have my 1st on the way…however when I was kid my parents always encouraged us to read and signed us up for the summer reading list through the library. Then at night time we would read together while enjoying a big bowl of popcorn.
Jordan
While I don’t have kids of my own, I know that my little brother and sister now read anything that I deem “cool”. So when I told my little sister about my Georgia Nicholson books hidden on my giant shelf of beach reading, she dove right in!
Beth
I subscribe through google reader