Kids & Reading

Many parents have questions about their children and reading and on this page you’ll find helpful articles that address some of the most common issues. If you have a question you’d like to ask us or need some reading recommendations for your children, please email us at askpuffin@au.penguingroup.com

Why Should I Read?

Excellent question! Why should you? Why should anyone? You could be doing hundreds of other things instead – watching a movie, preparing dinner, going for a run, or spending time with your family. But when your kids ask you the same question, you’d better have an answer prepared. “Because I told you to” probably won’t cut it. “Because it’s good for...

How can I help my children learn to read?

One of the biggest factors in learning to read is practice. Practice reading with your child by reading to them and getting them to read to you.

Getting your child to read out loud to you will also mean that you’re the first to know when they hit any stumbling blocks or tricky words and you can address the issue...