Reading

=**Tips for Parents, Teachers, Teens**=
 * for parents**
 * Read the same books your teenager is reading.
 * Talk about the books with your teenager.
 * Have plenty of books around the house for a teenager to select from.
 * Keep books in key locations-car, bathroom, kitchen, den, near the TV and computer.
 * Make sure your teen has transportation to the library and bookstores.
 * Visit the library with your teenager.
 * Buy books together.
 * Turn off the television one evening per week and spend the time reading.
 * for teachers**
 * Collaborate with school librarians to promote reading for fun in your school.
 * Ask librarians to give regular book talks about books students will enjoy.
 * Keep a book you are reading for enjoyment close at hand and visible.
 * Talk about your reading interests with your students.
 * Read aloud to your students.
 * Read some of the books your students are reading.
 * Recommend some books to your students.
 * Show excitement and interest in the art and skill of reading and the books that are being read.
 * Make time in your classes everyday for a reading experience.
 * Talk to other teachers about the importance of reading for fun.
 * Ask the administration to consider a sustained, silent reading period for your school.
 * for teens**
 * Participate in library and school activities for Teen Read Week.
 * Take a close look at a book that looks interesting—check out the book jacket, read the blurb, and read the first couple of pages to see if it grabs you.
 * Pick subjects you really like—mystery, science fiction, romance, horror.
 * Select a book by an author who has written something you read and liked.
 * Ask your parents, brothers, sisters or friends what they like and recommend.
 * Ask a librarian or teacher to recommend a good read.
 * Stop reading a book if you don't like it and find one you do like.
 * It's all right to skim parts of a book you are reading for fun.
 * Keep a book going all the time.
 * Don't hurry when reading a book for fun—this is not an assignment.
 * Carry a book in your back pack.
 * Talk to your friends about books you read.
 * Read at least three books by one author. What is he/she saying?
 * Read while you're half-watching TV.
 * Read while you're waiting for the computer to boot-up.
 * Read in bed for 15 minutes every night.
 * Read about a culture you know nothing about.