This is the text on a average page in "Cake Girl." 
This is the text on a regular page of "Oliver Olson."
This is a note from Meredith's teacher. 
Showing posts with label Reading. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Reading. Show all posts
Sunday, April 03, 2011
M's Reading
So ~ in the second grade, they have reading lists. In class, they read books like "Cake Girl." Which is actually a very good book, by the way. I checked it out of the library to read to Stephanie. At home, Meredith reads books like "How Oliver Olson Changed the World" and other chapter books. (I know they're crappy pictures, bear with me - this is just to illustrate a point.) 
This is the text on a average page in "Cake Girl."
This is the text on a regular page of "Oliver Olson."
This is a note from Meredith's teacher. 
This is the text on a average page in "Cake Girl." This is the text on a regular page of "Oliver Olson." This is a note from Meredith's teacher. Wednesday, October 20, 2010
An Odd Punishment
Meredith hasn't been practicing her guitar like she should. Meaning she hasn't been doing it at all. So tonight I did something most parents would never dream of doing. . . . I told her if she didn't practice her guitar, I wouldn't let her read.
Do you even understand that I can forbid reading as a punishment? I know a lot of kids think reading is the punishment. Thankfully, I don't have that problem. Granted ~ they don't just sit around reading during the day, but I let them read awhile in bed at night.
Who knows? Maybe they just read then to put off going to sleep?
Whatever. It seems to work. Meredith reads a book a night. Hayden reads bigger books but he reads about 45 min to an hour a night. Stephanie is chomping at the bit wanting to be able to read. I picked her up some beginner readers and showed her that she knows a few of the words so she can look for them while she "reads" at night.
It's 9:20pm and Meredith is just wrapping up her guitar practice. I made her stay up since she hadn't practiced. She did a good job so I'll let her read 20 minutes in bed now.
Do you even understand that I can forbid reading as a punishment? I know a lot of kids think reading is the punishment. Thankfully, I don't have that problem. Granted ~ they don't just sit around reading during the day, but I let them read awhile in bed at night.
Who knows? Maybe they just read then to put off going to sleep?
Whatever. It seems to work. Meredith reads a book a night. Hayden reads bigger books but he reads about 45 min to an hour a night. Stephanie is chomping at the bit wanting to be able to read. I picked her up some beginner readers and showed her that she knows a few of the words so she can look for them while she "reads" at night.
It's 9:20pm and Meredith is just wrapping up her guitar practice. I made her stay up since she hadn't practiced. She did a good job so I'll let her read 20 minutes in bed now.
Friday, May 07, 2010
Thursday, April 01, 2010
Reading
Meredith has picked up her pace reading chapter books lately. She's read 8 for the year so far and she is loving the Junie B, First Grader series. Last night she finished one at 11pm and then brought it out to me. Then she asked how many Junie B books there are. (I had no idea she was still reading that late! I put the door on their room and now I don't notice if she still has her light on.)
Anyway, the books she reads should pop up on the side of this blog. Just scroll down a little. Every time she reads a book and I update Goodreads, her book list on here will update too.
I need to get back to the library this weekend and get her some more books.
Anyway, the books she reads should pop up on the side of this blog. Just scroll down a little. Every time she reads a book and I update Goodreads, her book list on here will update too.
I need to get back to the library this weekend and get her some more books.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Ready to Read
My baby is really learning to read.
OK. She's been learning all year at school. She's actually almost at a 1st grade reading level.
But she doesn't really ever read around here.
That's mostly my fault. We have books for her to read to me. But I never seem to think about it. After school we have snack-time, play-time, getting supper ready-time, supper-time, clean-up-time, bath-time and bed-time. Where is the reading-time? You tell me.
But the last few nights she has been reading in bed - "Go, Dog, Go!"
Hayden picked it for story-time Sunday night. (OK - we do have story-time. But that's for bed and I read those stories.) I told her if she practiced it, she could read it to me. That was supposed to be yesterday. Hopefully, it will actually happen today.
OK. She's been learning all year at school. She's actually almost at a 1st grade reading level.
But she doesn't really ever read around here.
That's mostly my fault. We have books for her to read to me. But I never seem to think about it. After school we have snack-time, play-time, getting supper ready-time, supper-time, clean-up-time, bath-time and bed-time. Where is the reading-time? You tell me.
But the last few nights she has been reading in bed - "Go, Dog, Go!"
Hayden picked it for story-time Sunday night. (OK - we do have story-time. But that's for bed and I read those stories.) I told her if she practiced it, she could read it to me. That was supposed to be yesterday. Hopefully, it will actually happen today.
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