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Keep Your Teenager Reading!
10 Tips For Parents
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1. Set an Example.
Let your kids see YOU reading.
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2. Make sure theres something to read.

• Keep plenty of books, magazines, newspapers and
  catalogs on hand to encourage random acts of
  reading.

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3. Share your reading.

• Comment on something youve read in the paper, or
  leave it lying open on the breakfast table and
  ask your teens opinion on a topic.

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4. Read a book written for teens.

• Young Adult novels can provide insight into the
  pressures and problems of teenagers. They might
  provide a great starting point for a difficult
  discussion.

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5. Give teens a chance to choose.

• When at the library or bookstore, allow your teen
  to go their own way and make independent
  selections. A gift certificate allows them to
  make decisions about what they buy.

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6. Recognize your teens mature interests.

• Acknowledge the fact that your teen is growing up
  - suggest some adult novels you think they can
  handle.

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7. Build on hobbies and interests.

• Look for books, magazines, and newspaper articles
  that cover your teens favorite sports team or
  music group.

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8. Let boys read like boys.

• Boys, especially when they hit middle school,
  show a strong preference for non-fiction. Its
  okay if they dont like the latest novel -- try a
  biography or magazine.

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9. Lighten up.

• Make sure your teen knows its okay to read
  frivolous things for pleasure. Let them know its
  okay to skip parts of a book or leave it
  unfinished if it gets boring (unless its for
  school!).

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10. Keep trying.

• Teens go through phases. If your teen ignores
  books, dont stress too much. Theyll likely
  return to it at some point.

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Encourage Teens to Read. RIF. 10 Sep. 2008
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. McGrath, Anne . "A New Read on Teen Literacy."
U.S. News World Report 138.7 (2005) 10-68.
Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. UAlbany. 10 Sep.
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on Reading." YALS (Summer 2006) 42-44. Academic
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