Keeping the momentum of reading books during the summer months when school is out can be a challenge. Luckily many local libraries have stepped up to help out with Summer Reading programs. At the Sacramento Public Library you can find an awesome program called Summer Reading 2010 where you can sign your child up for their summer reading program and best of all it is free. Kids and teens can earn a book, and adults will get a book bag for their summer reading accomplishments. My daughter is in the ‘pre-reading’ stage and they even have a reading program for her as well. The library is offering a bingo card for different levels of readers.
When your child completes a row of activities on the card they can claim a prize and be entered into the drawing for one of the grand prizes such as:
- Sony Reader with a $25 Reader Store gift card
- iPod Touch with a $25 iTunes gift card
- Nintendo DSi with a $25 Target gift card
- Target gift card
Another way you can help your child continue reading books during the summer is to make up your own reward chart and let your child choose the reward. Other ideas include helping your teen start a book club with their friends or meet up with new friends at the library. The Sacramento Public Library has several book clubs available such as the Sci-Fi book club, Banned book club, Mystery book club and even a Twilight book club. For more information check out the Sacramento Public Library Events Page for times and locations.
We visit the library often and I let her choose the books she wants to read instead of me suggesting books. She mostly picks out books about animals. We also sit at the library and read a few of the books before we leave. I think that it is important to stay there for a little while and allow her to be surrounded by books. I tell her that she is just like Belle from Beauty and The Beast when she visits the library. I feel that the best way to keep her interest in reading is to not only read to her at night before bedtime but by reading to her during the day as well. I also suggest that she gather her stuffed animals and dolls to join us in the reading session.
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