How to Make Your Child a Reader for Life [Import] [Paperback]

Kropp Paul (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Textstream (August 29, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0679310592
• ISBN-13: 978-0679310594
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,113,495 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Readable and reassuring, August 14, 2000

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Karen Richter (Charleston, SC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Make Your Child a Reader for Life (Paperback)

Kropp has real-life advice for parents who believe, as he does, that reading is one of life's great joys. He emphasizes the importance of building a literate household--where fiction, nonfiction, magazines, and newspapers abound--and everyone reads. While you can't pick up a mainstream parenting magazine without seeing an article on the importance of reading to your baby, Kropp deals with keeping your child out of reading slumps throughout school and with or without the support of an 'A' school and teacher to lead the way.

It's a quick read (ironically) and a great resource for parents.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative in helping parents over "rough" times, May 18, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: How to Make Your Child a Reader for Life (Paperback)

I liked and used many of the author's ideas on how to raise a child who loves to read. In particular, the suggestion to keep reading to a child who does not want to read on his own was a very good idea. Definitely a worthwhile book to add to the library.

5.0 out of 5 stars Get this book!, September 5, 2009

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This review is from: How to Make Your Child a Reader for Life (Paperback)

Reassuring yet truthful, this book is extremely well-organized and clearly written. The sidebars make it feel less like a textbook and the focus on real-world examples make it easy to implement. I read this as a parent, but I'm looking into using some of the ideas as a teacher. Buy it for a new parent!