Summer Reading Groups for Kids

Posted by Elece Hollis Apr 5, 2007

Summer will soon arrive and at libraries, schools and even restaurants all across the country reading clubs will be competing for your kid’s business. Business? Yes, business. Kids get certificates for pizza and coupons for fast foods from businesses that want your business. Shouldn’t summer reading really be about reading?

Most summer reading clubs are held at churches or libraries and some offer crafts for the younger children and shows for the students. Many are entertaining, but are they about reading books?

The programs at libraries tend to be overcrowded with children who come in hope of winning prizes of bicycles and other big draw items and awards for the top readers.

This article, Reading Groups for Kids, shows parents how they can bypass the system and arrange their own reading groups on their terms to fit their schedules and reading preferences.

The student can combine play dates with reading of a book, or maybe since time is not wasted on crowd control, several story books. The children can then discuss the books and play or do some related artwork or crafts, all without going out in the heat and traffic.

Students who consider themselves too "mature" for library reading clubs, might enjoy a group of friends meeting to discuss what they have been reading.

Ready? Here’s how.