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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree, but banning graphic novels is not the smartest move. It was the transition for my then 8 yr old son to go from not reading, to reading voraciously.[/quote]

Yes! Graphic novels can be great for kids who don't like to read. Get age-appropriate, quality ones with complex storylines. My goal is to get my 8th grader to read "Maus" before he goes off to high school. And my kids embraced a lot of series that are part graphic novel, part text, like the Last Kids on Earth books.

Also, while books are important, don't waste opportunities to read in other areas. When young, DS played a role-play fantasy-type computer game with his Dad that involved a lot of dialog--you had to read different responses and choose them for your character. And there were a lot of conversations in that game. He swears that taught him to read, not his teachers. I give his teachers way more credit, but it motivated him to start caring about reading. We usually keep the captions on movies and tv shows to reinforce text with audio, and I got a subscription to kids' weekly news magazine and forced my kids to read at least a few items each week. They're short, but it introduced them to a more news-style form of writing.

And if you can get them to read books, look for good writers--people who really know how to use language and throw in challenging vocabulary. I've read novels out loud to my kids and you can definitely tell the difference. Good writing is a pleasure to read out loud. Cliche and weaker writing is a slog.[/quote]

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