7 Dreadful Ways to Kill the Love of Reading

Send us Fan Mail97: 7 Dreadful Ways to Kill the Love of ReadingToday we are talking about the ways in which we kill the love of reading in our children and students. This episode is based on a very upsetting incident that occurred when I was reading with a group of fifth-graders recently. I hope you will join me.The Seven Ways that We Unintentionally Destroy the Love of Reading for Children:* Test Everything* Eliminate Choice* Use Reading as a Punishment* Force Kids to Read* Require Kids to Keep Reading Logs or Summaries* Use Borning Programs* Eliminate librariesLinks Mentioned in the Show:Bring Back the Joy of Reading With a FREE Makerspace Moment in LiteratureSubscribe and Review: Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you’re not, I want to encourage you to do that today. I don’t want you to miss an episode. I’m adding a bunch of bonus episodes to the mix and if you’re not subscribed there’s a good chance you’ll miss out on those. Click here for iTunes. Now if you’re feeling extra loving, I would be really grateful if you left me a review over on iTunes, too. Those reviews help other people find my podcast and they’re also fun for me to go in and read. Click here to leave a review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let me know what your favorite part of the podcast is. Thank you! June Reading Comprehension 2nd Grade | Summer Reading Passages & QuestionsPerfect for end-of-year learning, summer school, or preventing summer learning loss, these short, engaging reading passages help students continue to practice comprehension skills.Support the showHelp stop the summer slide and help students love reading with Summer Reading Comprehension Stories written for 2nd grade with questions and response practice.  👉 Summer Reading Comprehension for 2nd GradeSubscribe and Review:Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you’re not, I want to encourage you to do that today. Click here for iTunes.Now, if you’re feeling extra loving, I would be really grateful if you left me a review. Click here to leave a review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review.”  Thank you!