LCP Ep 7: Ultimate List of Fun Ways to Engage your Reluctant Reader
Do you have a reader who is “reluctant” or has no interest in reading? Is it a battle to get them to show any interest in a book?
This is a common problem and you are not alone. I fought that battle and overcame it while teaching in the classroom and in our homeschool!
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Join Katie Glennon as she discusses fun ways to engage your learners in reading and offers suggestions of kinds of books and book titles to capture your child’s interest in a story. There are plenty of activity suggestions for all ages to get everyone in your home reading and enjoying it. Reading can be a fun, interactive experience instead of a chore.
Show Notes
Suggested Books and Activities for Reluctant Readers pdf (Printable for you to download)
Suggested Books and Activities for Reluctant Readers
Mostly For your Younger Readers
Books and Activities for Cooking
Hedgehog Bakes a Cake by Maryann Macdonald
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis (upper elementary) Turkish Delight
The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien (middle and high school) Hobbit Food
The Lord of the Rings series (high school) Second Breakfast
12 Recipes Inspired by your Favorite Children’s Books
31 Recipes Inspired by Popular Children’s Books
Books to Inspire Cooking with Children
Books with Printable Mini Books and Manipulatives (Story Props)
More The Very Hungry Caterpillar printables
Make Your own Books – Gingerbread Man
Make Your own Books – ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
Make Your own Books – Little Red Riding Hood
Almost 100 Story Patterns to Use
Circular or Chain Stories with Predictable Patterns
Funny Unexpected Stories
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
Who Pushed Humpty Dumpty? By David Levinthal
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems
There is a Bird on your Head by Mo Willems
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin
Giggle, Giggle, Quack: Duck for President by Doreen Cronin
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency by Daniel Pinkwater
Anansi Trickster Tales – Anansi and the Moss Covered Rock
Seasonal and Holiday Activities for Themed Books
Fun Fall Ideas with a Printable Fall Scavenger Hunt
Reading Incentive Programs
Barnes and Noble Summer Reading Program
Interactive Doodle or Draw Your Own Story and Pick Your Own Adventure Books
Choose Your Own Story– Minecraft
An Interactive History Adventure
Be sure to comment in the Comments box any ideas you’d like to share that your family has used in engaging your reluctant reader! Any great book titles or authors to suggest? I would love to hear from you!
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