A recent survey into family attitudes and behaviours around reading books for fun has highlighted the importance of a parent’s role.
Scholastic’s latest Kids & Family Reading Report, in conjunction with YouGov, found that there are several predictors that children ages 6–17 will be frequent readers. Three dynamics among the most powerful predictors are:
Being more likely to rate themselves as “really enjoying reading.”
A strong belief that reading for fun is important.
Having parents who are frequent readers.
Additional factors that predict children ages 6–11 will be frequent readers include reading aloud early and often, specific characteristics kids want in books and spending less time online using a computer.
Additional factors that predict children ages 12–17 will be frequent readers include reading a book of choice independently in school, eReading experiences, a large home library, having been told their reading level and having parents involved in their reading habits.
