Students Don’t Read for Fun. Here’s How to Change That

Share article Remove Save to favorites Save to favorites Print Email Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Copy URL Washington Kara Winerman’s bright purple hair is the same color as the cape draped over her shoulders. She’s trying to engage an audience of elementary school kids and their parents, who are perched on benches eating pizza, playing games, and reading a wide variety of colorful books.Winerman finally employs a classic classroom-management tactic: She shushes the group into silence to begin her presentation on how to get students to read for fun at home. “Who’s your favorite superhero?” she asks. Spiderman is a crowd favorite, but some parents sheepishly name their own parents. It’s the segue that Winerman needs. She launches into how parents have the “superpower” to guide their children’s reading journey.

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