Reading Coach Gifts

"Mum, you've put it on mute with sub-titles!"

Hey, calm down --- Now, what did you say again?

"There's something weird about Emily. She actually likes school!"

"That's five votes for In The Midst of Winter....three votes for The Hollow Ground....and, again, one vote for Moby-Dick."

'What does it say, Dad?'

About the curriculum. The contemporary novel from Austen to Dickens...

"I think I gained weight because of the heavy reading Mr. Klacken assigns us."

'LOVELY school. But where's the library?' 'What's a library?'

"Did you ask for the large print edition?"

Author Reading Today: 'Typos I missed when correcting proofs.'

"But this book is just the alphabet all jumbled up..."

'Be careful! She loves to curl up by the fire with a good author!'

'Hey! I just started my James Patterson novel and I'm on chapter 97!' 'You read 20 pages already?'

"It's your job to work hard and get good grades, David. It's my job to make your mother laugh."

No matter your skills, there's something you can volunteer to do.

"At this school we stress critical thinking. And right now I'm very critical of your thinking."

'Before I quit I couldn't even spell rehabilitation.'

'Can't you read?'

"Not sure what to watch? Go to menu/settings/power/off/pick up a book."

'...how are you ever going to text.'

"His grades are in free fall, John. How can we get him to focus?"

Teacher reading.

"I subscribed to a collector's magazine! It has great interviews with big-time collectors who buy the world's rarest treasures."

'I begged him to get a smart reader.'

"You were right, honey, she was tired... I only had to read six books to her tonight!"

'Nobody reads anymore.'

"What do you mean you're staying in with a good book?"

We thought everyone would read it, but they haven't got the time.

101 Reasons to Read More. If you only read one book this summer, I'd recommend this one.

Did you know you move your lips when you read?

Public Library. Check out books here. Sorry, Mr. Jones -- No Agatha Christie until you've finished Herman Melville.

Time to pick a reading partner and get to reading!

"Who cares if you misspelled a word on the blackboard? Tell you what...next time you spell a word, spell it right, turn around, and yell, 'Boom, baby!'"

"I had to admit to my teacher that you helped me with my homework... She was about to put me in a 'special needs' class!"

'About half the students increased speed and lost some comprehension. The other half increased comprehension but lost some speed.'