Home Family/Parenting Traveling This Holiday Season? Here’s Some Tips From Scholastic On How To Get Your Kids Reading While On The Go! #RaiseAReader

Traveling This Holiday Season? Here’s Some Tips From Scholastic On How To Get Your Kids Reading While On The Go! #RaiseAReader

by Susan Pazera

Ready to big travel. Happy little boy in pilot headwear and eyeglasses carrying a big briefcase and smiling

 

Holiday travel tips:
Keep kids reading on the go

Reading on the Go Tips

Parenting bloggers Amy Mascott (Teach Mama) and Allison McDonaldĀ (No Time for Flashcards), authors of the recently released Raising a Rock-Star Reader,Ā have provided some great games and activities to keep kids engaged ā€“ all whileĀ building their literacy skillsĀ ā€“ duringĀ the long plane, train or car ride this Thanksgiving. Not traveling? We even have a few tips to keep kids entertained during the ā€œstaycationā€ weekend.

QĀ & A: Amy and Allison talk about the top takeaways from their new parenting book

Check out thisĀ handy infographicĀ featuring Amy and Allison’s “Top 10 Tips” toĀ keep kids reading on the go. Amy andĀ Allison’s tipsĀ provideĀ easy ways to intergrate quickĀ “five-minute-a-day” activites that will turn even the most reluctant reader into a “rock-star.”

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More Reading on the Go Tips

Here are some additional tips Amy andĀ Allison shared with our readers last week to keep kidsĀ “reading ready”Ā while traveling this holiday season:

First of all, donā€™t forget to let kids play and entertain themselves. Every moment doesnā€™t have to be, and shouldnā€™t be, structured or educational. Play is educational. That said there are so many fun ways to slip reading in by what you pack and do yourself on the trip.Ā 

  1. Pack books with you. Picture books in a carry-on or maybe an e-reader filled with a series areĀ waiting to be devoured. If you donā€™t pack it they canā€™t read it, so make room for books in your bag!
  2. Listen to an audio book on a road trip. This is a fun way to ā€œreadā€ a book together as a family.Ā 
  3. Plan ahead and read a book that has been made into a film before your trip and watch it on the trip. After you finish watching donā€™t forget to compare the book to the film adaptation.Ā 
  4. Read yourself. Being a reading role model is not optional, itā€™s something we as parents must do. Amy and I canā€™t stress this enough, itā€™s really important. You donā€™t have to be reading War and Peace to be a good role model. Just be an example of someone who reads for fun.Ā 

For more novel waysĀ toĀ help children discover the power and joy of reading this holiday season, check out ourĀ Scholastic Parents Raise A Reader Blog, Amyā€™s blog, Teach Mama,andĀ Allison’s blog, No Time For Flash Cards. And don’t forget to pick up a copy of “Raising a Rock-Star Reader” today at The Scholastic Store. #RaiseaReader

Article by Michael Barrett November 19th, 2015

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