Summer Reading for Kids Is Simple When There is A Reward!

I love to read, always have.  My oldest daughter is an avid reader, too.  My twins love books.  My husband?  No, he does not enjoy reading.  As a teacher, I feel his loss.

Getting your child to read over the summer is very important, especially if she or he has reading problems.  By maintaining the reading muscle over the summer, your child does not lose the gains s/he made during the school year.

There are a few ways to get your child motivated.

Borders has a reading book club-read ten books and pick out a free one.  The link is:

http://www.borders.com/online/store/MediaView_doubledogdare

Barnes and Noble also has it's own summer reading rewards program.  Read eight books and get a free one.   The linkis:

http://www.barnesandnobleinc.com/our_company/community/Summer_Reading/Summer_Reading_Program.html

If you have a TD Bank in your area and your child has a Young Savers Account (or you can open one once you earn the money), your child can read ten books and get ten dollars deposited to his or her account.  The link is:

http://www.tdbank.com/summerreading/

Go to your local library and check out its summer reading program.  Our library has incentives for the hours read, and then my kids can go for a prize.  Last year, the good prizes ran out early, but my kids managed to earn Dunkin Donuts gift certificates and some plastic prizes.  They were thrilled.

You can also create your own reading incentives at home.  The reward should be whatever works best for your child.