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glinNC
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Posted: Nov 24 2009 at 1:30pm \| IP Logged

How do you encourage young children who are starting to read (and have mastered the basic phonics sounds) to read ON THEIR OWN ?

We have library books around constantly, bookshelves full of books with cozy little chairs nearby, magazine subscriptions, etc., but my sons would rather be outside playing (which is a good thing

) than to sit down to read a book.

I am going to try having a 30-minute time period during the school hours for independent reading (after the holidays) and see what that brings. But I hope you wise, experienced ladies could offer a suggestion or two!

Happy Thanksgiving!
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Posted: Nov 24 2009 at 3:01pm \| IP Logged

We've used different ideas to motivate. Our Bookworm Challenge
or mini challenges to win a book are popular here.
How the Bookworm Challenge works is; Every circle equals a book read.(We make a nice Caterpillar head too)
The Goal: Once a child reads 12 books he receives his prize, a book of course!
The Rules: You may not read any books previously read [This is to encourage the children to look beyond their favourites]
It may not be twaddle [Mum deems what is twaddle]
It has to be of suitable difficulty related to your reading ability.
This challenge could be of a two month duration.

Mini Challenges go for shorter amounts of time and less books are read. I still reward these challenges with books. But then again you may find that doesn't motivate your child and may use a different motivator.

I've seen challenges visually presented in other ways too.

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glinNC
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Posted: Nov 24 2009 at 4:58pm \| IP Logged

Thank you, Erin, for sharing!

Do you require any kind of narrative to ensure that he/she understands what they read? Or is the sole purpose to GET them to read and you work on comprehension with other "subjects?"

Thanks!
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I've found the best way to start for my children is for them to read to me from a book of a type that they like at their level and then for me to read to them from a higher level book that they enjoy.

I also have scheduled reading breaks into one of my children's lesson time so that I can work one-to-one with another child . It works to encourage reading but also to keep the child in question from wandering off.

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Posted: Nov 25 2009 at 7:01am \| IP Logged

We have a quiet reading time right after lunch while I settle youngest to nap. Everyone reads or looks at a book for 30 minutes. My 6 year old is reading, but he can't read to himself that long so he usually reads a book or two and then will just look at the pictures of others until the time is up. He was a bit resistant at first but saw everyone else doing it.

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Posted: Nov 25 2009 at 3:57pm \| IP Logged

glinNC wrote:

Thank you, Erin, for sharing!

Do you require any kind of narrative to ensure that he/she understands what they read? Or is the sole purpose to GET them to read and you work on comprehension with other "subjects?"

Thanks!
glin

The sole purpose at this stage is to get him to read.
If you were wondering how much he actually understands a casual conversation will soon tell you.

As a point of interest, comprehension as a separate subject doesn't have the same emphasis here in Australia as in America.

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