Making reading fun?

[adenav]

My 6 1/2 yr old knows how to read at a first grade level. However...he doesn't like to read very much. Any suggestions on how I can make it more fun for him?

[Joni]

Read to him as much as possible, and try to get books that his peers and kids a little older are into. If he enjoys hearing some of the fun chapter books (Captain Underpants comes to mind--my oldest loves those), I'd think he'll be more inspired to want to read more on his own eventually. Comics and joke books are a lot of fun too. He might not be able to read everything on his own, but I'd provide him with the kind of materials that he's likely to want to walk away with. My daughter doesn't read a lot on her own yet, but she can often be found looking through the stuff her big brother has recently been reading.

[Joyce12]

Reading at bedtime or making it a pleasant family ritual can help make reading special. Just visiting our local library and letting my ds pick out his own books really encouraged him to like reading more.
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[Becky]

Sometimes rewards help.
A lot of the bookstores and libraries have summer reading programs where they earn books or other fun things.
I know that borders, Barnes and Noble, and Half Price books do.
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[Kristina93]

Let him pick his own books. No matter what they are, as long as they are age appropriate. Comic books, books about his favorite movie, etc. I had a Kindergartener who had no interest in reading until his mom got him a Star Wars book! It was above his reading level, but he stepped up and wanted to read as much as possible, and, after that, he read like crazy!
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[Shadow]

Sounds a bit like Tallin. When he was at school he was taught to read, but it was a chore. Since taking him out he's been allowed to progress completely at his own pace, no pressures at all and he's come on leaps and bounds, not just in the actual reading, but the comprehension, confidence, everything. He really, really loves to read now.
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