Teaching reading can be a challenge for both teacher and student. Phonics can feel tedious and progress may be slow. Keep kids motivated and increase their vocabulary and comprehension skills by reading out loud to them from books you believe they will enjoy. Also let them choose books to read on their own, helping them if they ask. Any time they decide a book is boring, let them switch to another one. After all, if they don’t connect to the story, forcing them to finish won’t help them develop a love a reading. And isn’t that one of our primary goals?