I Think Every Parent Knows That, Like,

Expand The Definition Of 'reading' To Include Non-fiction, Humor, Graphic Novels, Magazines, Action Adventure, And, Yes, Even Websites. It's The Pleasure Of Reading That Counts; The Focus Will Naturally Broaden. A Boy Won't Read Shark Books Forever.

My Platform Has Been To Reach Reluctant Readers. And One Of The Best Ways I Found To Motivate Them Is To Connect Them With Reading That Interests Them, To Expand The Definition Of Reading To Include Humor, Science Fiction/fantasy, Nonfiction, Graphic Novels, Wordless Books, Audio Books And Comic Books.

Just Looking At Pictures Used To Be Considered Cheating. No Longer. The Graphic Novel Is Booming. Comics, Heavily Illustrated Texts, Books With No Words Are Now Accepted As Reading.

I Think Every Parent Knows That, Like, Boys And Girls Are Different. And We Just Dont Take That Into Account In Schools On Those Things Like Required Reading Lists. Cause That Was My Experience, Say, With My Son, Who Had To Read Little House On The Prairie When He Was In Third Grade.

For The Longest Time, You Couldnt Even Say Boys And Girls Were Different. It Was Taboo In The Educational World.