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<blockquote data-quote="LittleDudesMom" data-source="post: 375675" data-attributes="member: 805"><p>Hi Shelly,</p><p></p><p>My son, now entering high school, was not a reader either. He was not like my daughter who would read while eating her cereal before school in first grade! difficult child would not read unless he absolutely had no other option left!</p><p></p><p>Here's what I did. Beginning in 2nd grade, part of our bedtime routine was reading together. The deal was he had to read to me first (a reading assignment from school or a book we chose together that was age appropriate but an interesting subject matter to him) for the time allotted (usually 15 or 20 minutes). After that was accomplished, I read to him from another book that was not his reading level but a great book we both would enjoy. We read some wonderful stories together for the next five years. This did a couple things for us - it gave us some important one on one time, it allowed difficult child to discover new worlds and experiences through story telling without the frustration that was often part of his reading, it sparked great conversations and questions between us, and he slowly, very slowly, began to read to me eventually with more emphasis on tone and rhythm, etc.</p><p></p><p>I also never discouraged him reading comic books. As long as he was reading, it was a good thing. He loved a good Manga and still reads them. I would talk to the librarian about good books in his interest area and it didn't hurt that I was book fair chairman for eons and had a pretty good idea what was out there!</p><p></p><p>Keep plugging and remember that reading aloud to our kids is one of the biggest things we can do to promote good reading habits. It's often difficult to find the time in our busy schedules, but it is really important.</p><p></p><p>Sharon</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LittleDudesMom, post: 375675, member: 805"] Hi Shelly, My son, now entering high school, was not a reader either. He was not like my daughter who would read while eating her cereal before school in first grade! difficult child would not read unless he absolutely had no other option left! Here's what I did. Beginning in 2nd grade, part of our bedtime routine was reading together. The deal was he had to read to me first (a reading assignment from school or a book we chose together that was age appropriate but an interesting subject matter to him) for the time allotted (usually 15 or 20 minutes). After that was accomplished, I read to him from another book that was not his reading level but a great book we both would enjoy. We read some wonderful stories together for the next five years. This did a couple things for us - it gave us some important one on one time, it allowed difficult child to discover new worlds and experiences through story telling without the frustration that was often part of his reading, it sparked great conversations and questions between us, and he slowly, very slowly, began to read to me eventually with more emphasis on tone and rhythm, etc. I also never discouraged him reading comic books. As long as he was reading, it was a good thing. He loved a good Manga and still reads them. I would talk to the librarian about good books in his interest area and it didn't hurt that I was book fair chairman for eons and had a pretty good idea what was out there! Keep plugging and remember that reading aloud to our kids is one of the biggest things we can do to promote good reading habits. It's often difficult to find the time in our busy schedules, but it is really important. Sharon [/QUOTE]
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