Do you reward your kids for reading?

[Lostinabook]

No. I want my kids to view reading as a reward in itself. We have sometimes done the library programs, but we didn't last year because I don't like having to harass them about finishing one book at a time.

[ReneTL]

Thanks for the input everyone, very interesting points. I've put the Kohn book on hold at the library. I'll keep chewing on this; there's much to consider.

 

Peace,

Rene

[snipsnsnailsx5]

It depends on the child. My oldest LOVES to read. It doesn't make sense to reward him. He just naturally reads on his own.

 

However, my 9 yr old struggles a bit more. He's not as excited about reading yet. So to get him excited and hopefully get him to appreciate reading more by doing it more, we try to reward him. There are the Pizza Hut vouchers that we can get (from Pizza Hut's website) to read his goal each month and he gets a free personal size pizza.

Also, I've heard of people doing a little reward box of fun items like stickers, erasers, pencils, pens, etc...and when the child reads their weekly goal, they get a prize.

[Medieval Mom]

My kids are rewarded WITH reading. As in, if you get to bed on time you can stay awake and read in your bed.

 

:iagree: Yep, this is how it is in our house, too. Readings *is* the reward, here! :)

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i did not read responses.

 

I reward one daughter, but not the other. my eldest will read 24/7 if i let her.

 

my 2nd would listen to books on tape 24/7 if i let her.

 

to get her to read an actual book from start to finish, i pay her a penny a page. the book has to be level appropriate and she has to finish it.

 

i have found that she enjoys books more than she used to, but i cannot say that she 'loves' reading. she does love listening to books however, so it's not all bad.

[Melissa in Australia]

I have already commented , and do reward my children for specific books. I didn't explain that some of my children have Dyslexia and really struggle with reading. It can take ds13 up to a month to read a book.

 

we don't do birthdays or Christmas, so I don't feel it inappropriate to reward them for reading. They also get rewarded for finishing a workbook. A chocolate bar and a week off that subject, except math, when the workbook is finished ( Saxon) they get to pick a computer or wii game.

[Heather in Neverland]

Yes I do and I am not ashamed to admit it. My oldest ds does not like to read even though he is a very good reader. I started offering incentives for him to read certain books and now it is building (slowly) a love for reading in him. ;)

[Lizzie in Ma]

It never even occurred to me to do so.