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<blockquote data-quote="DazedandConfused" data-source="post: 110686" data-attributes="member: 831"><p>First off, I disagree strongly with assigning "twenty minutes" of reading along with homework. Reading should be pleasurable and intrinsic, NOT HOMEWORK. Believe me, most kids do plenty of reading in school and reading for assignments. Last year, I revolted when it came to son. His desire to read was being destroyed by the assigned twenty minutes and reading....ugh!... LOGS to keep track. To Son, like Daughter before him, reading was being coming just another assignment, and CHORE, that he had to do for school. So, I informed his teacher (who is a really great guy) that son was done with all of it and please don't give him logs because I will round file them. </p><p></p><p>Son now reads for enjoyment. What he enjoys the most is us reading together. Like the other responses, he favors you read a page/I read a page method. Sometimes, though, he will say to me,"Mom, I'm going to read silently by myself just for fun." He has read, and finished, five novels this year. Sometimes he reads 10 minutes and sometimes he reads 40 minutes. No more watching the clock. I also don't advocate AR.</p><p></p><p>Okay, now that I have had my little rant, what practical advice to I have to offer? Well, I would advise reading with difficult child. Make it time to spend together reading something difficult child ENJOYS. If he can only focus for five minutes, fine. Don't make an issue of it and DON'T WATCH THE CLOCK. Watching the clock makes reading something that difficult child has to ENDURE. The story and plot isn't the focus, "putting in the time" is made the goal which is detrimental to kids in the long run IMNSHO. I understand that teachers and schools desperately want to achieve reading proficiency, but making it a regimented assignment is counter productive .</p><p></p><p>Also, I see your difficult child is nine. This is an age that is typical when boys start losing an interest in reading. They tend to prefer Nonfiction over fiction and subjects that, lets just say, are kinda gross and nasty. So, encourage him to read about things that interest him. Take him to the public library and let him pick whatever he wants. It's easier to pay attention when they find the subject interesting. </p><p></p><p>As far as stims, they didn't help son either. He became aggressive and very rude and his attention span wasn't help at all. </p><p></p><p>Good Luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DazedandConfused, post: 110686, member: 831"] First off, I disagree strongly with assigning "twenty minutes" of reading along with homework. Reading should be pleasurable and intrinsic, NOT HOMEWORK. Believe me, most kids do plenty of reading in school and reading for assignments. Last year, I revolted when it came to son. His desire to read was being destroyed by the assigned twenty minutes and reading....ugh!... LOGS to keep track. To Son, like Daughter before him, reading was being coming just another assignment, and CHORE, that he had to do for school. So, I informed his teacher (who is a really great guy) that son was done with all of it and please don't give him logs because I will round file them. Son now reads for enjoyment. What he enjoys the most is us reading together. Like the other responses, he favors you read a page/I read a page method. Sometimes, though, he will say to me,"Mom, I'm going to read silently by myself just for fun." He has read, and finished, five novels this year. Sometimes he reads 10 minutes and sometimes he reads 40 minutes. No more watching the clock. I also don't advocate AR. Okay, now that I have had my little rant, what practical advice to I have to offer? Well, I would advise reading with difficult child. Make it time to spend together reading something difficult child ENJOYS. If he can only focus for five minutes, fine. Don't make an issue of it and DON'T WATCH THE CLOCK. Watching the clock makes reading something that difficult child has to ENDURE. The story and plot isn't the focus, "putting in the time" is made the goal which is detrimental to kids in the long run IMNSHO. I understand that teachers and schools desperately want to achieve reading proficiency, but making it a regimented assignment is counter productive . Also, I see your difficult child is nine. This is an age that is typical when boys start losing an interest in reading. They tend to prefer Nonfiction over fiction and subjects that, lets just say, are kinda gross and nasty. So, encourage him to read about things that interest him. Take him to the public library and let him pick whatever he wants. It's easier to pay attention when they find the subject interesting. As far as stims, they didn't help son either. He became aggressive and very rude and his attention span wasn't help at all. Good Luck! [/QUOTE]
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