Speaking of books to read…
May 2, 2008 by prairiepoppins
Early morning two days ago, completely out of the blue:
“Mom, since you last saw me, I have read 6 pages in Chamber of Secrets.”
Heard early yesterday after a shower:
“Mom, this is my favourite page in Chamber of Secrets. It’s funny.”
Thanks to years of listening to the audio book - while playing, while dancing, while tidying, while falling asleep, while sleeping, while bathing - she’s able to read this book even though it is much harder than the Josephina books she’s reading aloud to me each day. She even wears her reading glasses, because the print is small.
Rainer’s away, and the kids always hop in bed with me for snuggly nights when he’s gone. As we lay in bed Sandra was reading and she said, “I don’t know what to do…I’m so tired my eyes want to close but I want to keep reading.”
Music to my ears. Balm for my homeschooling heart. Encouragement for those of you who have struggling readers.
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Make your own book to read, after you write in it, draw in it, glue recipes in it, etc:
Photojojo has a nifty tutorial on making your own journal using your photos.
It looks like a great recycling project, a great project for kids for their writings, or for a family journal of a vacation. Think of adding old maps, lined paper, blank paper, graph paper, etc.
i remember worrying that my kids wouldn’t become readers and it is truly magical when it clicked for them! i am glad to see the magic has hit your home.
Isn’t it so exciting to see your child in a good book? I’ve been worried the past year or so that my oldest just wasn’t into reading, and she’s just discovered a series by Erin Hunter, the Warriors series. It does my heart good to see her lost in a book! :0)
AH, balm indeed. This is VERY encouraging. My dd spent a great deal of time yesterday reading. She ASKED to read. That is amazing. Perhaps it’s Vision Therapy…perhaps it’s her growing older…perhaps it’s me leaving her alone to pursue whatever it is she wants to do….I’m just really glad it’s happening! Thrilling post! Way to go Sandra!
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!! That is great. That dang Harry Potter can do it to anyone.