Comments on teacherninja: Boys and Books

Or perhaps reading has been too narrowly defined.S...

2008-08-24T18:19:00.000-04:00

Or perhaps reading has been too narrowly defined.

See 'Reading Don't Fix no Chevys' and 'Going with the Flow'.

http://books.heinemann.com/products/0509.aspx

Fortunately, I LOVE reading out loud - I get to to...

2008-08-22T18:37:00.000-04:00

Fortunately, I LOVE reading out loud - I get to totally indulge my inner actress. And Anthony knows it's the one thing I'll always do with him if he asks, no matter (almost) what else I'm doing at the time. I've read to him since he was born, he's five, and I have no plans to ever stop. He likes to be read to, and he likes the feeling of accomplishment he gets from reading words on his own. He's not reading as early I was, but I think when he's ready, he'll be a good reader. I definitely encourage him to pick out whatever he wants, regardless of what I think of it.

It does work! I highly reccomend Jim Trelese's Re...

2008-08-22T08:20:00.000-04:00

It does work! I highly reccomend Jim Trelese's Read-Aloud Handbook or Mem Fox's Reading Magic for more ideas. But baically? Never stop reading out loud to them until tthey leave the house. Thanks, jim.

My son begs me to read to him but he doesn't like ...

2008-08-21T23:40:00.000-04:00

My son begs me to read to him but he doesn't like reading on his own. I wish I had started reading to him when he was much younger. I've always loved to read but I fell out of the habit when I was working. I feel confident that he will one day love to read on his own. I also try to encourage my husband to read and to let the kids see him reading. It's working :)