| Reading is truly the foundation of our kids' educational | | | | subscription to a video game magazine would be a |
| experience. If your child's middle school reading skills | | | | great gift. Girls are often infatuated with celebrities and |
| aren't up to par they are going to face an uphill | | | | since there is no shortage of gossip magazines, your |
| struggle that will get progressively worse. As parents, | | | | daughter can spend some time each day reading |
| we want to do everything in our power to help our | | | | something she really enjoys. |
| kids succeed. There are actually a few things you can | | | | Many kids enjoy getting letters. Most households have |
| do with your child at home that will get them an edge | | | | more than their share of envelopes addressed to |
| in class. | | | | "homeowner" or "recipient." A fun way to improve |
| One easy way to improve middle school reading skills | | | | middle school reading skills is to save all that general |
| is to help your child pick out reading materials that | | | | mail for your child. Tell them that they have the job of |
| actually interest them. A big problem with textbooks is | | | | going through it to decide what should be thrown |
| that children just don't find them interesting. At home it's | | | | away and what needs to be dealt with. They'll |
| better to have your child read things that are | | | | welcome the responsibility and they may even find |
| fascinating to them. For instance, boys are often the | | | | something that is interesting enough to read through. |
| biggest fans of new video games so perhaps a | | | | |