"Motivation and competence go hand in hand: improving competence is motivating, and higher motivation leads to better skills development. As mentioned earlier, this is because children who like to read, read more. Because they read more, they read better, and because they read better, they enjoy reading more. It is crucial, therefore, to create this positive upwards spiral." [1]

Ways to motivate children to read:

• Encourage reading for pleasure

[1] EU high level group of experts on literacy . Final report, September 2012. p. 68 https://publications.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/96d782cc-7cad-4389-869a-bbc8e15e5aeb/language-en