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J.Anne
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I searched for this topic and didn't come up with much. My 7.5 year old is making excuses to avoid read aloud time. The further she progresses with her own reading, the less she wants me to read to her. She still lets me read picture books, but not chapter books. I would fight this harder, but I personally hate being read to - I can't focus on the topic and it just annoys me. At what point do you let go of reading aloud?
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I also had one who was like that for awhile. He really didn't have the patience to listen to a story when he wanted to just grab the book and read it quicker himself!
I do think read alouds are still important for all ages though.
As a solution we have gotten many audio books to listen to at night or on the drive and he has really enjoyed them. They often contain a bit of music or special effects that makes them more exciting than regular readalouds.
I also tend to readaloud when there is literally nothing else for the kids to do but listen. For example, when we are sitting in the car waiting for someone. He can't help but listen! I will also readaloud to the other child but require him to stay within the room, perhaps working on legos.
I think readalouds help us all build up vocabulary and learn the proper pronuciations.
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Often when we read aloud my dc do something else as well, like knit or color in a coloring book. It makes it easier for them to stay put and the other activity they are doing doesn't take up so much concentration that they can't listen to the read aloud as well.
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I would fight this harder, but I personally hate being read to - I can't focus on the topic and it just annoys me.
I never thought of this but I hate to be read aloud to, also! I like the idea of having her hang around even if she's doing something else like doodling or whatever.
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I also hate when someone reads aloud to me. I can't really focus on what is being read, and will usually need to re-read it myself for it to "stick" at all. One of my children is like this, the other two both love being read to.
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hylabrook1 wrote:
Often when we read aloud my dc do something else as well, like knit or color in a coloring book. It makes it easier for them to stay put and the other activity they are doing doesn't take up so much concentration that they can't listen to the read aloud as well.
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I do think read alouds have there place. I was former middle school teacher and did this often with my students. I quoted this b/c with my students I would take a big piece of paper and divide it into 4ths. I would something and they could illustrate a section of what we were reading. It was really neat to see all the different things they came up with.
Also, my 2 oldest (only 6 and 4) I still do this. We read Laura Ingells Wilder while they colored and did clay and water painted. Funny, b/c when I would stop, they would look up and say, hey, keep going!
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I LOVE this idea! It really allows the child to connect to what is being read (without going stir-crazy with trying to sit still!)
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I think read alouds are very important at any age, maybe look at them as a great way to train for lecture-style learning later in life. The doodling is even like taking notes for a person with strong Visual-Spatial Intelligence, while the clay/beeswax narrations appeal to those with Bodily-Kinesthetic leanings.
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