{"id":2369,"date":"2025-01-13T14:13:16","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T14:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.scholastic.ca\/scholasticblog\/?p=2369"},"modified":"2025-01-13T14:13:18","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T14:13:18","slug":"start-your-year-of-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.scholastic.ca\/scholasticblog\/2025\/01\/13\/start-your-year-of-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"Start Your Year of Reading!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The new year is the perfect time to help your young readers start new reading habits and goals. Whether they\u2019re a budding bookworm, or just starting out their reading adventure, setting goals can make reading even more enjoyable and rewarding. Make 2025 the year of reading with these reading resolutions!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read for Fun, Not Just for School<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reading doesn\u2019t have to be just for homework. Find books your young reader will enjoy, and look forward to reading when they have free time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Start Your Own Reading Challenge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aim for a certain number of books to read each month, or your goal to read before the year ends. Up for a Winter challenge? <a href=\"https:\/\/bookclubs.scholastic.ca\/on\/demandware.static\/-\/Sites-cec-ca-Library\/default\/dw22ca3b41\/2023\/contests\/BookClubs_Holiday_Reading_Challenge.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download and print<\/a> our Winter Reading Challenge to track your progress for the season!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take it up a notch\u2012<a href=\"https:\/\/bookclubs.scholastic.ca\/on\/demandware.static\/-\/Sites-cec-ca-Library\/default\/2024\/pdf\/scholastic-winter-word-search-printable.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">download and print<\/a> our Winter Word Search. Try to find the words on the activity sheet AND in the books you read!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Explore New Genres<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Encourage your young readers to step out of their reading comfort zones by introducing new genres. Suggest a new <a href=\"https:\/\/bookclubs.scholastic.ca\/en\/search?cgid=root&amp;navFilterId=coolGenre&amp;navFilterValue=Fantasy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fantasy<\/a>, or a <a href=\"https:\/\/bookclubs.scholastic.ca\/s\/cec-ca\/en\/search?cgid=root&amp;prefn1=coolGenre&amp;prefv1=Nonfiction%7CDocumentaire&amp;prefn2=itemType-cec-ca&amp;prefv2=N&amp;prefn3=languageCode-cec-ca&amp;prefv3=English%7CFrench%7CAnglais%7CFran%C3%A7ais&amp;prefn4=moreSupplies-cec-ca&amp;prefv4=Book%20Clubs%7CClub%20de%20lecture&amp;start=0&amp;sz=20&amp;navFilterId=coolGenre&amp;navFilterValue=Nonfiction%7CDocumentaire&amp;collid=Non-Fiction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">non-fiction<\/a> book that you think may spark an interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Set a Family Reading Goal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Challenge yourself with your own reading goals, or join your young readers on theirs. 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