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But, what if my child doesn't like to read?

If your child doesn’t like reading, there could be many factors at play. Here are some ideas to try to encourage your child to have a new outlook on reading:

• Read with your child. At any age, reading aloud can be fun and a good way to find topics and genres you have in common

• Model reading yourself and talk with your child about what you’re reading

• Begin with audiobooks and encourage your child to read along with them

• Encourage reading any material on any device. Make the most of e-reading apps, online articles, magazines, comics, or manga in addition to books. If your child is a gamer, suggest books on her favorite video games

• Take an interest in what interests your child and read about it. Share articles on her favorite sports teams or pull out a cookbook and explore recipes together

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Try turning on Closed Captioning!!!

Another easy way to get your students to read is to turn the closed captioning on the TV! Literacy research suggests closed captioning can help boost foundational reading skills, such as phonics, word recognition, and fluency. Neuroscience has shown that the brain is not able to disregard printed words on the screen. So if closed captioning is on - they can't help but read.