Having textbooks and a list of academic reading requirements can take the fun out of reading for many school age children. For them, reading is not fun anymore. Parents who want to instill the love for reading on their children may be alarmed at this turn of events.
The simplest solution is to be involved with the children's homework the moment they start going to school. The can make it a point to know about the books they bring from school and go through it together. By supervising children's homework, parents will easily notice if there is a problem and often what is causing it.
Stuttering when reading aloud, reading very slowly, and a low level of reading comprehension could be reasons why they don't like reading anymore. If these won't get nipped in the bud, they could lead to more school issues later on.
When reading with their children, parents can ask questions about what they just read in order to improve on reading comprehension. However, the questions should be stated in a way that the children won't be hesitant to give their answers. The questions could be about the actions of the characters in the story or what the child feels after reading the story. When they feel no pressure in giving the right answer, children will answer freely.
Having different kinds of reading material in the house will also help. Newspapers, magazines, essays, fiction, biographies, and other books should be in place that is accessible to children if they want to read them. If they gravitate towards comics, let them read those. Don't force them to read the classics if they want Twilight. When they get older, they will look for meatier and more substantial stuff on their own.
Most important of all is that children learn from example. Parents should be avid readers themselves. This is in fact the easiest way to show to children that one can and should read for pleasure.
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