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How parents and educators can teach kids to love reading in the digital age

Everyone agrees that reading is important, but kids today tend to lose interest in reading before adolescence. In Raising Kids Who Read, bestselling author and psychology professor Daniel T. Willingham explains this phenomenon and provides practical solutions for engendering a love of reading that lasts into adulthood. Like Willingham's much-lauded previous work, Why Don't Students Like School?, this new book combines evidence-based analysis with engaging, insightful recommendations for the future. Intellectually rich argumentation is woven seamlessly with entertaining current cultural references, examples, and steps for taking action to encourage reading.

The three key elements for reading enthusiasm―decoding, comprehension, and motivation―are explained in depth in Raising Kids Who Read. Teachers and parents alike will appreciate the practical orientation toward supporting these three elements from birth through adolescence. Most books on the topic focus on early childhood, but Willingham understands that kids' needs change as they grow older, and the science-based approach in Raising Kids Who Read applies to kids of all ages.

A practical perspective on teaching reading from bestselling author and K-12 education expert Daniel T. Willingham
Research-based, concrete suggestions to aid teachers and parents in promoting reading as a hobby
Age-specific tips for developing decoding ability, comprehension, and motivation in kids from birth through adolescence
Information on helping kids with dyslexia and encouraging reading in the digital age

Debunking the myths about reading education, Raising Kids Who Read will empower you to share the joy of reading with kids from preschool through high school.

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You don't need to be a superhero to help kids love reading

Reading is our link to the world around us past, present, and future. Yet today's kids live in a media-saturated world that entices them with a glut of less enriching alternatives. In Raising Kids Who Read, best-selling author and psychology professor Daniel T. Willingham provides parents and teachers with practical solutions for engendering a love of reading that lasts into adulthood.

Similar to Willingham's much-lauded Why Don't Students Like School?, this new book combines evidence-based analysis of the latest research with engaging, insightful recommendations. Willingham reveals the three elements that are essential for kids to enjoy reading decoding, comprehension, and motivation and provides practical tips for supporting all three from birth through adolescence. Weaving together intellectually rich arguments and entertaining discussion, Raising Kids Who Read offers

Research-based, concrete suggestions that help parents and teachers instill a love of reading
Age-specific tips for developing decoding ability, comprehension, and motivation in kids from birth onward
Advice for helping kids with reading problems and encouraging reading in the digital age

Debunking myths about literacy instruction, Raising Kids Who Read will empower you to share the joy of reading with kids of all ages.

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"Raising Kids Who Read provides a fresh, down-to-earth approach to the difficult charge of raising a lifelong reader. It's filled with practical, easy-to-follow advice that busy parents and teachers can implement. Willingham makes it fun to read, like having coffee with a friend."
Angela Kanak, English teacher, Kankakee High School, Kankakee, IL

"Engaging ... Willingham's tone is sometimes playful and always genuine. I particularly appreciated his refreshing mix of candor and positivity. When parents finish reading this manuscript, they'll feel inspired to make changes in the home environment, empowered to do so, and enthusiastic about the potential benefit."
Jessica Pack, 2014 California Teacher of the Year; blogger, packwomantech.com

Praise for WHY DON'T STUDENTS LIKE SCHOOL?

"Brilliant analysis ..."
Wall Street Journal

"Dan Willingham, rare among cognitive scientists for also being a wonderful writer, has produced a book about learning in school that reads like a trip through a wild and thrilling new country. For teachers and parents, even students, there are surprises on every page."
Jay Mathews, education columnist, Washington Post

"Few other books that attempt to relate brain research to learning and teaching are as clear and straightforward."
The School Administrator

"Startling ... thought-provoking ... a valuable contribution to any teacher's bookshelf."
Childhood Education

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1118769724
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Jossey-Bass; 1st edition (March 9, 2015)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781118769720
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1118769720
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.1 x 1.1 x 8.9 inches

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DANIEL T. WILLINGHAM received his PhD from Harvard University in cognitive psychology and is now a professor of psychology at the University of Virginia. He is the author of several books, including Outsmart Your Brain and the best-selling "Why Don't Students Like School?". A fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science, you can follow him on Twitter @DTWillingham and on TikTok @daniel_willingham

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A Wonderful Contribution to Our Understanding of Reading
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2015
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Thank you, Dan, for giving us such a clear, concise, and calming experience here as you help us bring reading to more kids, and more kids to reading. It took me ten years of teaching to master much of the material you present here, and I was delighted to find many new ideas to add to my understanding. There are few better books for parents and teachers of young children than this one. I will not only be recommending it regularly, I imagine I'll be purchasing many copies for my clients, my consulting associates, friends, and family members. You've taken what is for most of us a mysterious and often controversial thing and rendered it (pardon the pun) exceptionally readable. I've learned so much from you over the last few yeas, especially about reading, but I found even more here to stretch my understanding and improve my teaching and consulting practice. To me, this is one of the most valuable books I have come across in recent years, and I'm especially glad that it is written for parents as well as teachers. Thank you, once again, for making a wonderful contribution to our understanding of teaching and learning, and reading and kids.

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A Surprising Page-Turner Filled with Great Tips
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2015
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Initially, I started reading this book because I thought i should: I have a two-year old who I hope will learn to love reading, and the author, Dan Willingham, is a top cognitive scientist. But to my surprise, this book turned out to be a page-turner. The writing is clear and engaging, and the author does an amazing job of distilling the science behind reading. And he also tells parents what NOT to worry about, which is very refreshing. I've already started applying the great tips in this book, and would highly recommend it to anyone who spends time with children.

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Reading at all ages
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This book is good for those in the early childhood and elementary education field. However it may have a lot of known, and obvious information. Parents may find this read more useful.

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Another must for parents and teachers
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A great read. As a parent and a teacher this book spoke to me. The writing is great and easy to follow, the structure of this book also makes it a great resource to draw upon in the future. Great book.

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Great read for teachers and parents
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This is a great read for teachers and parents Who helped to inspire children to love reading for fun. This book is an easy read and provides plenty of tips to support children at all ages. As a teacher, I highly recommend this book to all parents looking to inspire their children to enjoy reading for leisure.

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I bought a copy of this book for my daughters to read. It is full of information that I think is so helpful for parents as their children learn to read.

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So, you want your kid to read? Great. Do you read? Also, great. You're way ahead of the curve and probably don't need this book. Daniel T. Willingham's book tries to take the science of reading and boil it down into a handy guide for parents and teachers who are helping kids want to learn to read. This is not a book about teaching reading, but about trying to create reading habits. Unfortunately, the children who most need help with this are the ones who have parents who either don't read or are working and thus don't have time to read and do the things in the book with their children.

As for the content, it's meant for the average reader. There is rather an emphasis on explaining ideas. Some are pretty much no brainers. Have books around the house. Read aloud. Read together. Just read something, anything, and ask questions or play games that involve creating context and knowledge. For the educator or librarian who regularly works with children on reading skills there is nothing new here. For the parent of a reluctant reader who has the skills there might be some good ideas (but just limiting screen time which becomes a main focus later on in the book isn't going to cut it). Yeah, the book is accessible to normal folk but it's a good guess to say that the normal folk who are reading this also are already doing a lot of what is suggested to raising kids who read. Has some use, but needs a little fact checking and could have used newer studies than what is actually present

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Mystified as to why Daniel T. Willingham PhD wrote this
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A real disappointment, especially after enjoying 'Why Don't Students Like School'. Content-light, with neither the academic references nor any significant references to personal experience. A brief overview of the 'reading wars' includes the extraordinary statement: 'Although I know it will make some theoreticians bristle, I’m using the terms “whole word” and “whole language” interchangeably. They are not identical, but both suggest that minimal phonics instruction is necessary, so they are very much more alike than different.'

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A decent read in terms of content but the quality of this publication is very disappointing— think very cheap paperback novel paper in a hardcover binding. Not worth the price given the very poor quality of the paper used.

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