13 Ways to Raise a Non-Reader

This week's post comes from an article originally published in The Horn Book magazine in 2001, and  was re-posted this past March, without changes. This list pre-dates iPads and iPhones, so that renders item #2 obsolete. Increased, or unlimited screen time is definitely a no-no, even if the app is considered educational.

The biggest two battles I face as a school librarian are when students tell me:

1. their parents insist they read only chapter books
2. they can "read" a book, when in it's because they've seen the movie (remembering ≠ reading).

I'll tackle #1 in next week's blog post by giving you a whole bunch of reasons that will keep picture books in your family's library for a long time.

Are you an unwitting co-conspirator in keeping your child from becoming a reader?