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 McDonaldย (No Time for Flashcards), authors of the recently released Raising a Rock-Star Reader,ย have provided some great games and activities to keep kids engaged โ€“ all whileย building their literacy skillsย โ€“ duringย the long plane, train or car ride this Thanksgiving. Not traveling? We even have a few tips to keep kids entertained during the โ€œstaycationโ€ weekend.

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

Check out thisย handy infographicย featuring Amy and Allison’s “Top 10 Tips” toย keep kids reading on the go. Amy andย Allison’s tipsย provideย easy ways to intergrate quickย “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 andย Allison shared with our readers last week to keep kidsย “reading ready”ย while traveling this holiday season:

First of all, donโ€™t forget to let kids play and entertain themselves. Every moment doesnโ€™t have to be, and shouldnโ€™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.ย 

  1. Pack books with you. Picture books in a carry-on or maybe an e-reader filled with a series areย waiting to be devoured. If you donโ€™t pack it they canโ€™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 โ€œreadโ€ a book together as a family.ย 
  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 donโ€™t forget to compare the book to the film adaptation.ย 
  4. Read yourself. Being a reading role model is not optional, itโ€™s something we as parents must do. Amy and I canโ€™t stress this enough, itโ€™s really important. You donโ€™t have to be reading War and Peace to be a good role model. Just be an example of someone who reads for fun.ย 

For more novel waysย toย help children discover the power and joy of reading this holiday season, check out ourย Scholastic Parents Raise A Reader Blog, Amyโ€™s blog, Teach Mama,andย 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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