Teaching kids to love reading: It should be the number one priority when teaching a child to read. Even before teaching them to decode words on a page, or understanding phonics, or boosting their reading comprehension. We, as well-meaning adults, often jump in to teach our children the mechanics. Rather, our very first job is to nurture a love of reading. All the rest needs to be done, of course, but it's important to have that piece in place. If the big focus is on teaching your child the [Read More]