Raising Bookworms offers over 150 powerfully effective yet simple strategies to engage even the most reluctant reader, and to build, maintain or restore a love of reading for every age range. Readers will discover why reading is so essential for success in school and in life, how to build – or restore – the critical connection between reading and pleasure, the value of (and techniques for) reading aloud to children of all ages, how to find the best books for young readers, answers to frequently asked questions about developmental issues, the impact of television and the internet, and engaging older children and reluctant readers, and hundreds of activities, resources, recommendations and tools for building the foundation for a life-long love of reading.
