When you as a parent or a teacher work to create a reading culture, you’re not just supporting your kid's academic progress, you are also giving them a gift which will last far beyond their school days – the gift of imagination and creativity – and a love of reading.
1. Introduce DEAR to your classroom (DEAR = Drop Everything And Read)
2. Be a reading role model
3. Read books in different subject areas
4. Explore a variety of genres
5. Create individual classroom libraries
6. Create reading nooks across the school
7. Engage with authors
8. Set reading challenges with prizes
9. Celebrate book-themed days
10. Get your students to recommend books to one another
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