As a teacher and a homeschooler, I often get questions about effectively educating children, especially reluctant students. I am definitely no expert, but using many different approaches, I have been educating all kinds of learners for over 10 years.

One of the most frequent questions is how to get children interested in reading. In a generation full of toddlers who are basically born knowing how to manipulate touch screens, it is very hard to compete with technology for a child’s interest. Attention spans are getting shorter, and learning disabilities are on the rise. A lot of kids have to be dragged kicking and screaming into educational experiences, the hardest of which seems to be reading. So, what is the secret? How do we get unwilling kids to enjoy reading?