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Posted: April 18 2012 at 4:11pm | IP Logged Quote Barb.b
DS finishing 3rd grade can read well and comprehend - it is just encouraging reading chapter books that is tough. I want to do something this summer to encourage him getting into chapter books (we have lots here just right for him and at the library). So list what you have done with your kids in summer to encourage reading. Just having a summer reading log won't quite do it. . . So far all I come up with is a log where after he logs in a certain amount we go do something fun together. . . .

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Posted: April 18 2012 at 4:38pm | IP Logged Quote Mackfam
I've never done anything trendy or listy...it just takes me some time to find the right series that hooks 'em. Once I do, I just have to keep the books supplied and coming in!

I do make sure that books/reading isn't competing with video games or tv, so we really limit that to make sure there's plenty of time for playing outside and for sitting inside and reading. And I might even sit down and start a book with my new reader - start reading it aloud, get them hooked on the story, and then hand it over to them to read after reading a few chapters aloud. One thing that has helped with reading time is that we have two periods of the day that are specifically set aside for reading: afternoon quiet time, and evening reading time. Both are non-negotiable. Having that time in the day set aside, and a good book to dig into has meant plenty of reading time around here for all those that are of reading age.

Looking at my new reader's interests and passions gives me some clues on where to look for book series, but a series with fantastic writing is a no-fail option. A fantastic thread for looking through to gather ideas is: Finding Series that Boys Love.

Thinking here...our favorite first-chapter-books-for-a-boy-around-3rd-grade-age-for-indep endent-reading are:

** Happy Hollisters series
** Boxcar Children series
** Thornton Burgess series
** Billy and Blaze series
** Wind in the Willows
** Homer Price, and Centerburg Tales by Robert McCloskey
** All the E.B. White books, but especially The Trumpet of the Swan and Stuart Little

Good luck getting the reading ball rolling, Barb!

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Posted: April 18 2012 at 4:54pm | IP Logged Quote JennGM
In agreement with all of Jen's suggestions. Some further ones that have been enjoyed:

Some of Beverly Cleary books we've begun.
Marguerite d'Angeli books
Emil and the Detectives
My Father's Dragon
Dr. Doolittle

A little more advanced but enjoyable: (** are perfect for summer)

Books by Eleanor Estes, such as Moffats and Ginger Pye
**Elizabeth Enright series -- Gone Away and Melendy Quartet series
The Railway Children
Half Magic and others by Edward Eager
The Borrowers series
**Swallows and Amazons series (we're listening on cd)


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