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    How To Teach Children To Love Reading
    How To Teach Children To Love Reading
    How To Teach Children To Love Reading
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    How To Teach Children To Love Reading

    By Ayibu Makolo

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    In these days of cut throat competitiveness any chance to get along should be encouraged in children and without doubt a good reading habit/strong reading skills will go a long way. You'll agree with me that reading is an integral part of our lives. From studying to work to paying bills we're reading all the time so why not help make a child's life easier by building a good reading foundation?
    This book is packed with suggestions, ideas and examples borne from the author's own experiences while teaching her children to love reading. And did she succeed? Absolutely. Please read the book and find out how.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAyibu Makolo
    Release dateJun 13, 2016
    ISBN9781311282637
    How To Teach Children To Love Reading
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    Ayibu Makolo

    Ayibu Makolo writes stories that are human and personal. Her stories have been published in the Scottish PEN, Bare Fiction magazine, Brittle Paper, Kalahari Review, Bahati books, AFREADA and Jungle Jim.She was long listed in the 2013 Golden Baobab Prize across two categories.Ayibu is also an author with Bahati Books.She lives in Scotland with her family and is a medical doctor.

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      I loved the content about teaching kids to read. Even older kids can learn to love reading. But I wish that there was more information about that. Otherwise, it was a good read.

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    How To Teach Children To Love Reading - Ayibu Makolo

    HOW TO TEACH CHILDREN TO LOVE READING

    By Ayibu Makolo

    Smashwords Edition

    Copyright 2016 Ayibu Makolo

    All rights reserved in all media. This book may not be copied, transmitted or reproduced in any format or medium without specific prior permission from the author.

    Children can be taught to love reading.

    It is apparent that people who like to read developed the habit in their childhood. Ask anyone you know who is an avid reader, he or she will tell you that they've loved to read since they were little, and if you have enough time to listen they may tell you the kinds of books they loved to read and where they sourced such books from. This is because book lovers derive joy from talking about their reading and would provide any information you ask with regards that.

    It is speaking obviously when I say that reading is a basic and important skill that everyone should have and a love of reading is a bonus as most things in

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