How Many Books You Should Have In Your Home To Turn Your Kid Into A Reader
https://www.auntydebbysblog.com/2016/01/how-many-books-you-should-have-in-your.html

If you’re curious what makes children avid readers, just take a look. It’s in whatever book they’re currently reading. And if they’re not currently reading, look in the mirror. According to Scholastic’s latest survey, how much parents read — aloud and to themselves — is a major factor in how much your kid reads.

Scholastic asked over 2,500 families with kids aged 6-17 detailed questions about their reading habits. They found that among the top predictors for “frequent readers” — kids who read for fun most days of the week — are whether the parents are frequent readers, whether the parents read aloud to the kid 5-7 days per week before the kid entered kindergarten, and whether the child actually believes reading for fun is important. Also in the “So Obvious, Did It Really Require Research?” bucket: digital distractions like social media, computer/video games, and movies are more common among infrequent readers.
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