Teach your kids to LOVE to read (and how to read!) @Bookborn
Teach your kids to LOVE to read (and how to read!)  @Bookborn
Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Here's how I taught both my kids to read...and to LOVE to read. My hot take is that teaching your kids to love to read is the most important step in teaching them HOW to read - and if they hate it, it's not worth it.

Chapters
00:00 - Intro/my background
01:03 - 5 steps to make your kids love reading
08:04 - Tools to teach your kids to read
09:29 - TOOLS: letter sounds
11:45 - TOOLS: leveled books
15:04 - TOOLS: make it a game
16:55 - TOOLS: leverage their interests
20:13 - TOOLS: daily habits
21:17 - how to measure progress
21:55 - Timelines

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