Every Child Ready to Read-Print Motivation

Print Motivation is perhaps the easiest and ( sometimes challenging) skill of Every Child Ready to Read. It is simply about a child's interest and enjoyment of books. Children who enjoy books at an early age will want to read more.  Children who see Mom or Dad enjoying a book will want to read more. Families who make frequent, enjoyable trips to the library will motivate the child to read more.


Some tips for print motivation:

• Read often and make it enjoyable.
• Read when you and your child are in a good mood, so the experience is a positive one.  Stop reading if they tire or lose interest.
• Let your child see you enjoying a book

We do have list of recommended books for print motivation at our website,  here are a few of my favorite books:

• There are Cats in this Book -Viviane Schwarz
• BowWow Bugs a Bug-  Mark Newgarden
• I Love You Through and Through- Bernadette Rossetti-Shustak
• Where Does Thursday Go?-Janeen Brian