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Mark the book
for the next reader
Let your pets catch you
in the act of
writing in books |
Let's start by quoting the novelist James Patterson:
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Reading role models, please apply here.
Let's face it: Most of us don't realize it, but we are failing our kids as reading role models. The best role models are in the home: brothers, fathers, grandfathers; mothers, sisters, grandmothers. Moms and dads, it's important that your kids see you reading. Not just books -- reading the newspaper is good too. --- James Patterson
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Click here to read an action plan that Patterson proposed in 2011.
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Pick up a book,
Write in that book,
Mark important pages in the book
And get caught by your children
“With YOUR reading, you are solidifying in your kids a habit of THEIR reading.”
A mom who promotes reading points out this fact about what happens in the brains of children who see an adult reading a book.
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Research has shown that we all have specialized cells in our brains called “mirror neurons.” This means that when we watch someone perform an action, the mirror neurons in our brain become active as if we ourselves were engaging in the behavior we’re observing. Observation of a behavior, to an extent, forges the same neural connections made from practicing that behavior. -- Jenni Buchanan, Reading Rainbow Mom
