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JSchaaf
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Posted: Nov 18 2008 at 2:13pm | IP Logged Quote JSchaaf
I am only homeschooling my oldest this year. Anne is 9 and is a very strong reader. She reads all the time and narrates wonderfully.

She doesn't want me to read aloud to her anymore She says she would rather read the books to herself. Since her sisters aren't at home, I can't use them as an excuse to read books aloud ( I read aloud to them at bedtime).   Is there anything I can do? Does anyone else have a child that has rejected you in this way?

I'm just a little sad. We still curl up on the couch together, but we are both reading our own books. Somehow it's just not the same...

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Posted: Nov 19 2008 at 11:14am | IP Logged Quote Chari
Jennifer............I would insist that you read one book together....one over her reading level, if that is possible.

Andrew Pudewa, for one, encourages parents to keep reading out loud to their children, even through their high school years. Maybe somewhere on his website you could find his views and the reasons behind them.

I would just say it is one of our homeschool requirements.........30 minutes of reading out loud together......and if need be.......say al the reasons why.

She might get over this if you just keep on reading......

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Posted: Nov 19 2008 at 12:58pm | IP Logged Quote Martha
I have no opinion on what you should do, if anything.
However, some people just hate being read to, even if they love to read themselves. I do. My dh does. We can't even stand audio books. I have a couple kids like that too. Once they can read on their own, they dislike being read to. It's not personal, there's just something about it that grates on the nerves for some.

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