Encourage children to look up subjects that puzzle or interest them. In school, reading lessons include library research. Be sure they are not too difficult for your child to read. If she's a television rather than a reading fan, see which programs she prefers and provide suitable books on the same subjects. If westerns are her favorites, for example, she'll probably enjoy some of the fine children's books now available about the early west.
Most children outgrow the comic book phase, if other literature is available in their homes.
If Your Child Is Having Trouble with Reading DON'T become irritated and disgusted with her. Her difficulties probably stem from factors she cannot control. Your anxiety will make her so resentful and discouraged that her reading difficulties will increase. DON'T compare his reading with other, more successful young readers in his family or neighborhood. Such comparisons make a youngster feel inept and inferior, and may keep him from reading at all.