{"id":16186,"date":"2025-09-11T11:45:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T11:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/?p=16186"},"modified":"2025-10-01T20:01:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T20:01:16","slug":"how-to-get-kids-to-love-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/how-to-get-kids-to-love-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get Kids to Love Reading: Raising Bibliophiles in a Screen World"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p>One of the most important milestones of your child\u2019s education is learning how to read. Unfortunately, another increasingly common mile marker seems to be when your child <em>ceases<\/em> to read\u2014usually immediately upon graduation, when it\u2019s no longer required\u2014replacing reading\u2019s role in leisure and lifelong learning by the attention-grabbing gremlins of our screens.<\/p>\n<p>In the battle of <strong>books vs screens<\/strong>, books are fighting an uphill battle against our dopamine-driven addictions. Screens have flashing lights and colors and sounds to grab our attention, and they require nothing from us once they have it\u2014no long attention span, no deep focus, no critical thinking. As much as we may love books, admit it. <em>This is not a fair fight.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If we want our children to be lifelong learners, and if we believe books to be a vital source of that self-education, then it\u2019s a bleak thought to imagine that our children\u2019s literary exploration will end as soon as no one is forcing their hand.<\/p>\n<p>So <strong>how do we get kids to love reading<\/strong>\u2014raising bibliophiles that look to the classics for wisdom instead of the internet for entertainment?<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/interest-your-child-reading\/\">Three Steps to Interest Your Child in Reading<\/a><\/h4>\n<h2>Why This Battle for How to Get Kids to Love Reading?<\/h2>\n<p>Before I begin, I need to first answer the question of \u201cwhy this battle?\u201d Parenting already comes with plenty of opportunities for conflict; why should helping kids love reading be where you stand your ground?<\/p>\n<p>Besides the simple fact that literacy is key to participating fully in society, reading provides the added benefits of deep focus, <em>cultural<\/em> literacy, and empathy.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Deep focus: <\/strong>because one must give sustained attention to a book to learn from it. The book does not demand our attention the way devices do; we must <em>give<\/em> our attention, just like we need to <em>give<\/em> our attention in deep work, prayer, and relationships.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cultural literacy:<\/strong> because our Western culture was formed by those who came before, those whose words have been deemed important enough to record but may be forgotten if we neglect to read them.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Empathy: <\/strong>because reading takes one out of his narrow worldview and gives access to the world outside of himself, both geographically and chronologically.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Learning to Read: A Bibliophile\u2019s First Steps<\/h2>\n<p>When teaching your children to read, keep the end in mind. Teaching your children to read is a time to plant deep roots so that their love of reading will be far-reaching and long-standing.<\/p>\n<h3>Read aloud\u2014and don\u2019t stop<\/h3>\n<p>You\u2019ve probably heard about the <strong>reading aloud benefits<\/strong> when children are young. But the key is not to stop reading aloud to them! Here are some ways to make <strong>family reading time<\/strong> meaningful:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Take on long chapter books above their reading level to <strong>keep it interesting for <em>you<\/em><\/strong>. They don\u2019t have to understand all the details to enjoy quality time with Mom and Dad!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ask questions to keep them engaged<\/strong> like \u201cWhat happened last time we read the book?\u201d \u201cWhat do you think is going to happen next?\u201d \u201cWhat does this scene smell\/sound\/taste\/feel like?\u201d Have them use all their senses to enter fully into the story.\n<ul>\n<li>If they\u2019re having trouble answering these questions, <strong>model it for them<\/strong>. E.g., \u201cLast time, Goldilocks was about to eat the bear\u2019s porridge. I think she is going to split them all out! What do you think she\u2019ll do?\u201d Don\u2019t be afraid to guess the wrong thing; it teaches your young readers it\u2019s okay not to know! <em>Curiosity <\/em>is the name of the game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/the-magic-of-reading-aloud\/\">The Magic of Reading Aloud<\/a><\/h4>\n<h3>Balance Reading with Play<\/h3>\n<p>If you\u2019re reading before bed, your kids might just want to sleep. Great! But if you\u2019re reading during the day (which I highly encourage), you might have some antsy kids on your hands.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Keep their hands moving<\/strong> with Play-Doh, Legos, or fidget toys.<\/li>\n<li>Have them <strong>act out the stories<\/strong>! It\u2019s a great way to keep them interested in the story and get their energy out.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Take breaks when needed<\/strong>. Remember, you\u2019re trying to teach them to love reading, not to resent it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Books, Books, and More Books<\/h3>\n<p>In sight is in mind, and you want books to be constantly on their minds!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have <strong>bookshelves<\/strong> in all rooms of the house, not just the living room.<\/li>\n<li>Keep a <strong>basket of books<\/strong> by their bedside (and yours!). Bedtime is a great time to build a habit of winding down with books. And if they see you do the same, that means a lot!<\/li>\n<li>Keep <strong>books in the car<\/strong> for long (or even short) trips. If motion sickness is an issue, audiobooks are your best friend to keep the whole family engaged <em>together<\/em> in the car.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Give books as gifts<\/strong> to create the association of books with something exciting, not just something for school. And give beautiful books so they come to love not just the content but the <em>physicality <\/em>of books\u2014the look, the feel, the smell\u2014which cannot be replaced by technology. (Check out our book lists at the end!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/the-deep-connection-of-reading\/\">The Deep Connection of Reading<\/a><\/h4>\n<h3>Make a nook<\/h3>\n<p>If you build it, they will come\u2014if you make reading a special activity with a special space, they will seek it out.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Make the space comfy<\/strong> with a blanket nest and lots of pillows.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Leave enough space for you to join them<\/strong> there! Reading together in that space will make it feel even more special.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fill it with books<\/strong> at their reading level so it\u2019s comfortable and accessible.<\/li>\n<li>But plant some beautiful, harder books there, too, so they have something to look forward to and to strive for! Children are often more capable than we\u2014or they\u2014think. <strong>Give them a goal<\/strong>, and they\u2019ll often rise to the challenge.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Keep it screen-free<\/strong>. This is a sacred space for <em>reading<\/em>, and in the battle between high-stimulation screens and low-stimulation reading, screens will always win. So don\u2019t let the battle happen!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/homeschool-room-ideas\/\">Homeschool Room Ideas: Practical, Fun, and Focused on Learning<\/a><\/h4>\n<h3>Consider the Reading Level<\/h3>\n<p>Meet your readers where they are. Always pushing them will only breed resentment. Remember, we\u2019re cultivating a <em>love<\/em> of reading here, not just a skill. Plus, children learn at different paces. You don\u2019t need to be stressed by the expectations set by others. As long as they learn eventually, the timeline really doesn\u2019t matter.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Use Lexiles to find their reading level<\/strong>. A Lexile is a measure assigned to students when they take standardized exams. You can match your child\u2019s Lexile measure to a book\u2019s Lexile measure to find reads right at their level! <a href=\"https:\/\/hub.lexile.com\/find-a-book\/\">The Lexile Hub<\/a> has thousands of books listed by Lexile measure. <em>Note: <\/em>These books are not vetted, so do your own research before giving them to your kids! The staff at CLT put together <a href=\"https:\/\/info.cltexam.com\/hubfs\/Sales\/CLT3-6\/Lexile%20Book%20List%20for%20Assessments%20for%20Grades%203-6.pdf\">our own CLT Book List<\/a> with beautiful and appropriate classics for 2nd-12th grade reading levels.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Have \u201ceasy reads\u201d<\/strong> to fall back on when your child becomes frustrated. We want to encourage the love of reading, not make it feel like a chore.<\/li>\n<li>Incentivize your \u201clazy\u201d readers to read more challenging books by offering to <strong>buy them the next books<\/strong> if they start tackling a hard series.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Keeping Them Reading: Charting the Bibliophile\u2019s Course<\/h2>\n<p>Teaching your children to read is only half the battle, and in many ways, it\u2019s the easier half. As our kids grow and mature, their interests and loves naturally diverge from ours and become their own. But they aren\u2019t all on their own just yet. It\u2019s still the parents\u2019 responsibility to guide and cultivate this growth towards healthy loves and away from the mindless entertainment that the world offers.<\/p>\n<p>So how do we encourage reading in our teenagers, once we\u2019re no longer the only voice telling them how to spend their work and leisure?<\/p>\n<h3>Read aloud\u2014I mean it!<\/h3>\n<p>It can be surprising how much of what makes our young ones avid readers stays relevant for keeping our teenagers reading. It doesn\u2019t matter how old they get\u2014the companionship fostered by reading aloud is an evergreen good.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Get the whole family involved<\/strong>. Your teen may no longer want to sit on your lap while you read <em>The Chronicles of Narnia<\/em>, but if the whole family comes together to listen, he can get all the satisfaction of hearing the adventures of Reepacheep while maintaining his \u201ccoolness.\u201d If other adults are just as engaged as the kiddos, he\u2019ll see that these are stories worth listening to.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rotate who reads<\/strong>. It\u2019s still good to read aloud to your teens, but have them take on some of the responsibility, too. Have your teen read aloud to their younger siblings (which has the added benefit of freeing up some of your time) or even to the whole family. Make reading aloud a sign of maturity that your kids can grow into.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Let them pick the book<\/strong>. As wonderful as <em>Narnia<\/em> is for all ages, your teen may want to try something new. As long as it\u2019s age-appropriate for all the listeners, encourage your teen to find something they\u2019re interested in and share it with the family.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Everyday Educator podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/everydayeducatorpodcast.com\/readingtogether-with-brittany-lewis\/\">Reading\u2026Together<\/a><\/h4>\n<h3>Make Time for Family Reading, and Make It Special.<\/h3>\n<p>Reading has to be more than just another school subject. Work the habit of reading (because it is a habit that you have to build like any other) into your daily lives, far beyond just school assignments.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Go everywhere with a book<\/strong>. Bring them in the car for long road trips or short errands to the grocery store. Have them in your purse to read while waiting at the dentist. Bring them on walks so in case you run into a friend, your kids can read instead of looking at screens or incessantly tugging on your sleeve.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Talk about books<\/strong>. You can tell what\u2019s important to someone by what they talk about. If you want reading to be a staple of your family\u2019s culture, you have to set the example. Share a great quote you read at family dinner. Ask your teen what the latest plot update is in her novel. Make book recommendations to your teens based on your interests <em>and theirs<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Read independently, together<\/strong>. Connection through reading can happen outside of read-aloud time. If you need some quiet time, invite your kids in to read their own books beside you on the couch. Or better yet, if you see your teen reading, ask if you can join, not disturbing her space, but supporting her and joining her as a peer.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Go on reading dates<\/strong>. You can make anything extra special by adding ice cream. So do that with reading! Bring your books to an ice cream shop, a cafe, a park, or pick out some new book at a bookstore and curl up on the couches to dive in together.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Dig Deeper<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Learn about the authors<\/strong>. Make the books <em>real<\/em> by learning about the real people that wrote them. Do the authors&#8217; lives sound similar or different from the things they write about? What might that mean for the story? These kinds of questions can reveal otherwise unexplored depths in the books.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Encourage re-reading<\/strong>. Reading a book is like having a conversation with the author. While friendships may be formed after just one conversation, it wouldn\u2019t be a very good friendship if you left it to just that one conversation. Whether they love a book or are utterly confused by it (and those two things coincide more than you\u2019d think), encourage them to revisit it and become better acquainted with it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Practice textual analysis<\/strong>. It may seem over your head, especially if you haven\u2019t formally studied literature, but anyone can practice textual analysis. I can\u2019t dive into a \u201chow-to\u201d here, but there are so many resources for this! Textual analysis is like the algebra of literature\u2014it\u2019s a more advanced skill, but your high schooler can take it on, especially with the help of a tutor, an online class, or even YouTube videos. Many times it\u2019s the challenge of digging deeper than kindles the life-long love of literature.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/everydayeducatorpodcast.com\/the-rhythms-of-reading-preschool-to-post-school\/\">The Rhythms of Reading: Preschool to Post-School<\/a><\/h4>\n<h3>Be Flexible<\/h3>\n<p>Probably the best and worst part about watching your kids grow up is seeing how very different they are from you. Their interests will divert from yours in some very big ways, which is a growing pain, but a necessary one.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Let them explore genres<\/strong>. While some books are objectively better than others, it is wonderful to let your teens explore their interests in the safety of the home. If there\u2019s a book they want to read that you\u2019re not quite sure about, read it together and have a discussion about the themes and values, what is good and what may be misguided.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Balance entertainment with content<\/strong>. Just like there are picky eaters, there are picky readers. Sometimes your teen just wants to read \u201cchicken nuggets\u201d books instead of \u201cbeef stew\u201d books. While we can battle this out, like for picky eaters, at some point, the priority just becomes making sure they eat! The same goes for reading. You can still introduce and encourage those \u201cbeef stew\u201d books using the tips above, and with any luck, your teen will develop a taste for them!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fall back on audiobooks<\/strong>. If your child has trouble with sitting and reading\u2014whether it\u2019s dyslexia or ADHD or just simply high energy\u2014work with it! If they would rather listen to an audiobook while climbing a tree, so be it. Being active is good, too, and not every child will be a \u201cblanket and tea\u201d reader.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>The <a href=\"https:\/\/copperlodgelibrary.com\/\">Copper Lodge Library<\/a> Classics-Perfect for Families<\/h4>\n<h2>Remember the goal: The Bibliophile\u2019s Finish Line<\/h2>\n<p>Among all the tips above, don\u2019t lose sight of the goal! You want to raise a bibliophile, someone who loves books and will always return to them for inspiration, education, and leisure. When we\u2019re fostering a <em>love <\/em>of something, it cannot be forced. The best we can do is to love it ourselves and share that love with our children\u2014it\u2019s up to them to carry that torch into the rest of their lives.<\/p>\n<p><em>Classic Learning Test exists to reconnect knowledge and virtue through meaningful assessments and connections to seekers of goodness, truth, and beauty.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>CC members:<\/strong> Login to <a href=\"https:\/\/ccconnected.com\/learning\/learning-content\/6000\">your CC Connected account<\/a> to access 25% off any CLT exam! You can find CC-specific resources on <a href=\"https:\/\/info.cltexam.com\/classicalconversations\">CLT\u2019s CC landing page<\/a>.<br \/>\n<strong>Non-CC members:<\/strong> Be sure to check out CLT\u2019s main website at <a href=\"http:\/\/cltexam.com\">CLTexam.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Need some great Read-Aloud book lists? Here are our favorites!<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/read-alouds-for-homeschoolers\/\"><strong>10 Great Read-Alouds for the Homeschool Family<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/favorite-read-alouds\/\"><strong>Our Favorite Read-Alouds for Every Level<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/staff-picks-favorite-christmas-read-alouds\/\"><strong>The Best Christmas Read-Alouds for Every Student<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/homeschool-summer-reading-list\/\"><strong>Your Definitive Summer Reading Guide<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most important milestones of your child\u2019s education is learning how to read. 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