Motivation
The more you read, the better you tend to read, the more you enjoy it, and... the more you read! Keeping kids interested and motivated to read is sometimes a challenge. Some students who can read would rather do other things instead. Other students struggle with reading and so don't enjoy it. Find out what you can do to motivate kids to read every day.
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- Reading Motivation: What the Research Says
- Hooking Struggling Readers: Using Books They Can and Want to Read
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- Day Trips for Book Lovers
- What Parents Can Do: Reading Tips From Kids
- Family Literacy Tips: From A to Z
- Motivation: The Key to Academic Success
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- Revisiting Read-Aloud: Instructional Strategies that Encourage Students' Engagement with Text
- Building World Knowledge: Motivating Children to Read and Enjoy Informational Text
- Simple Practices to Nurture the Motivation to Read
- Teaching Tips: Authoring with Video
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