Reading Lists Summer 2023
Exra-Curricular
- Make time for reading – block off some quiet time everyday to read. It might be before bedtime, or in the afternoon, whatever suits your house.
- Model reading – Read at home where your daughter can see you. Talk about your reading, recommend books you have enjoyed when you were your daughter’s age.
- Merge books and film – there are a lot of young adult fiction adaptations that are also films, suggest reading the book then watching the film!
- Audio books – these are a great way to promote reading. Choose an audio book for a long drive, and in fact audio books are free from your local library.
- Join the local library – if you are not already a member!
- Give the gift of reading – buy your daughter a book! Choose a topic or type of book she might enjoy. Graphic novels, biographies, science fiction, a magazine – these are all reading!
- The Great Reads Awards – recommended reads
- 9 Science backed ways that reading makes you smarter
- Reading for as little as 6 minutes can reduce stress by up to 60%
- A short history of reading – from tablet to tablet
- Slowing down the distracted generation – tips and tools to get children refocused on the written word