I used to read to children, very young, say 4 years old or so. Of course, I would read subject matter that I knew they would be interested in, not just anything. When it came to the most interesting part of the book, I would yawn, and close the book. The child would say, "What happened then?" then I'd say, "If you learn to read, you can find out yourself. You don't depend on me." Then the child would begin to ask me, "How do I begin to learn to read?", And then I would proceed with that.

The idea is to give them a purpose, a reason to want to read. Instead of just teaching them wrote things to read, give them something that they are interested in. They do it backwards today.

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Answered by Jacque Fresco, Roxanne Meadows, TVP Authorized

QA#: 2012040119
Transcribed by Lucas Samascott