tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3809516973071462364.post5410225906632480118..comments2023-11-05T02:30:56.493-05:00Comments on Goddesses of Storytelling: How to make a reader?1 Who are We?http://www.blogger.com/profile/12394731917555439375noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3809516973071462364.post-5137518013467974352009-03-14T00:05:00.000-05:002009-03-14T00:05:00.000-05:00Both of my kids are readers...big time. For me, th...Both of my kids are readers...big time. For me, the key was to carefully watch their interests. For example, my daughter seemed really interested in the paranormal. I bought her the very first Harry Potter. She turned her nose up at the book for about a year while still very interested in the paranormal. Finally, stranded at home on a rainy afternoon, she picked it up and DEVOURED it. She read all subsequent books and even stood in lines to get them. Now she's grown and reads Sherrilyn Kenyon, JR Ward, and Kresley Cole plus many others. <BR/><BR/>Same with my son. Started on Harry and move up to Salvatore and others.<BR/><BR/>It was just a matter of steering them toward their interests and making sure the books were available to them. <BR/><BR/>Great post, Jean!Regina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3809516973071462364.post-81929192349068607262009-03-13T15:56:00.000-05:002009-03-13T15:56:00.000-05:00I'd hope that some children become readers whateve...I'd hope that some children become readers whatever the circumstances. However, seeing the youngsters who frequent the library where I work, I have my doubts. They don't come for the books. They come for free computer access. One regular will spend up to three hours just playing computer games or watching music videos. I've seen his handwriting. It would shame a five-year-old. His spelling is as bad. He's in his teens.Kymrukatzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00368081601603595454noreply@blogger.com