The Book Trend

Books have been the core of how we receive knowledge for hundreds of years.  As young children, parents read aloud.  As they reach school age, many struggle learning how to read, while others pick it up very easily.  This can make those struggling students even more frustrated.  Reading becomes a chore and not fun for those kids who struggle.  They are given remedial books that have boring subject matter. Recently series have come out that has gotten children who refuse to read or struggle, reading for 12 hours straight.  The HarryPotter series seems to have started it all (although many series have come out before).  Now, Rick Riordan with his multiple series (The Lightning Thief, The Kane Chronicles, and The Lost Hero), as well as the 39 Clues Series is keeping children longing to find out what is going to happen next.  But what happens to those kids who don’t find those books or find books that interest them.  Some find their way later in life to books.  Others avoid books like the plague.  Both parents and teachers should take the time to find books that relate to that child’s interest and start to read it aloud.  Over time, students may start picking the book up on their own to learn what happens.