Sentences with phrase «reading books for»

The Scholastic Kids & Family Reading Report ™ is a biennial, national survey of children ages 6 — 17 and their parents as well as parents of kids» ages 0 - 5, in the U.S. exploring attitudes and behaviors around reading books for fun.

But it's still too clunky for reading books for leisure.

I've been reading books for a few decades now, and very few of them have been in color.

Kindle fanatics like to talk about the Kindle's e-ink screen, fine - tuned for reading, but they're also the type of people who have time to sit around reading books for more than 20 - 30 minutes at a time.

In other words, they're reading the books for free; the author gets no royalties.

Every store you walk into has people chilling out and reading books for free.

«Everyone was having a terrific time and Johnathon enjoyed the interaction with current fans as well as those who will now be reading his books for the first time.

I stopped reading books for review long ago when the requests to do so became overwhelming.

We asked English and French - speaking Canadian parents and children about their attitudes and behaviours around reading books for fun.

Please feel free to openly discuss any aspects of the books that we read in the forums, and remember that we're reading these books for FUN!

Among girls since 2010, there has been a decline in frequent readers (42 % vs. 36 %), reading enjoyment (39 % vs. 32 % say they love reading), and the importance of reading books for fun (62 % vs. 56 % say it is extremely or very important).

This is a song about reading books for Early Years and Key Stage 1 (although Key Stage 2 really like it too!).

Rosemary Johnston: In school, the report found that children who are given time for independent reading at school are more likely to be reading currently and frequently; they're more likely also to say that reading books for fun -[for fun is] the phrase that's used quite often in the report, it's really reading books for pleasure, which is fun.

School leaders don't escape either — I'm just looking, it says «two - thirds of children say at least a few times a year their Principal encourages reading books for fun»... but, importantly the finding is «Children whose Principals encourage reading books for fun are more likely than those without encouragement from their Principal to read frequently.»

Under such pressures, the publishers of reading books for our schools exclude any stories that involve fantasy and illusion.

The Kids & Family Reading Report 5th Edition explored attitudes and behaviours around reading books for pleasure.

We value reading books for enjoyment — and finishing the entire series.

I mean, nobody is reading these books for the literary prose.

Anyways, I am a huge HP fan, and I've been reading the books for years.

Bedtime is synonymous with reading books for many families.

We have replaced his evening nurse with reading books for closeness.

I feel so efficient when I'm using it to quickly browse recipes when preparing dinner or reading books for my Doula studies.

I think I would enjoy Dylans book, I have only been reading books for a short time now, my friend from church, loaned me Angels in my hair, by Lorna byrne, I was hooked straight away,,,, Not having much schooling as a child this is also helping me with reading skills....

I've been reading his books for over 15 years - I read my first, Cujo, when I was 13.

This is a must - read book for entrepreneurs because it is written in a no - nonsense, straight talk style by an entrepreneur who shares his inside perspective on what it takes to start a business.

This has become a must - read book for anyone wanting to get out of the daily 9 - to - 5 grind.

Take time to read books for pleasure, not just for work, and while you're at it, do some writing, too.

Remember that sleep is essential to success, so switch off your laptop and iPhone and try reading a book for 30 minutes prior to bed.

You'll have to read the book for yourself, but rest assured that with or without the book my dad taught me the lesson contained inside.

Visit my blog and read my book for details of that bill.

I've been keeping busy, preparing for classes that were supposed to start yesterday, reading a book for a review due at the end of the month, shoveling the driveway (the first one on the block to do so, with the only emulator being the ex-Marine across the street), and watching DVDs we rented in anticipation of the great blizzard of 2011 (8 inches of snow and ice!).

Eight years ago, when I read the book for the first time, it was very much the thing a literate Christian was supposed to read.

Lots of us read books for enjoyment during our waking hours, for entertainment and educational purposes.

He goes into the science and math behind the theories and I'll let you read the book for yourself.

«I don't have room to reproduce the answers here... so I guess you'll just have to buy and read the book for yourself.»

Sadly, I don't have room to reproduce the answers here... so I guess you'll just have to buy and read the book for yourself.

Feeling pain, sensing mischief and inordinate arrogance as I read books for this study.

But if you can just read the book for the ideas it contains, and ignore the lack of progression in the book, this book is worth reading.

I've been reading the book for several days and am only half way through it.

I've been wanting to read this book for some time now, and maybe this is as good an excuse as any.

I just read this book for a class I'm currently taking; isn't it just so fascinating!?

I put my book on Kindle Unlimited for the next couple months, so after you join Kindle Unlimited, you can start reading my book for free.

Like going for a long walk, doing something creative like drawing or writing, re-potting my houseplants (strange, but this feels luxurious to me), a nap, reading a book for half an hour in the afternoon when I should be working, etc..

but I am reading a book for my poetry class right now that continually inspires me.

We read your book for bookclub this month.

I guess they just remind me of times in the past when I've been able to relax at a cute coffee shop, either reading a book for fun or enjoying conversation with a close friend.

This then allows me to go on slow walks, read a book for fun, edit recipe photos, watch movies, etc..

Talk to your fellow fathers of twins, read a book for dads of twins, join a local parents of multiples group and hear from dads that have been there and done that.

I absolutely loved this method of potty training with my second child and wish I had read the book for my first!

There is nothing wrong with gentle encouragement to sit for a little while on the potty, reading her a book for example, but never force her to stay longer than she wants to.