Reading
By devilsangel
@devilsangel (1817)
United States
October 30, 2007 8:02pm CST
Ok I know there are many parents who read to their children. Some start reading to them when they are still in the womb and others start not long after. Now my question is although you read to your children, how many of you have them read back to you? Its one thing to read them a story, but its another thing all together for them to read it back. It helps them better comprehend what is being said in the story and it gives them a better grasp of the words. I started that with my daughter. I'll read her a book once or twice then I'll tell her its her turn to read me a story. I'll let her pick from the group of books we've already read but it is amazing how well her reading skills are improving.
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@ayou82 (3450)
• Philippines
31 Oct 07
Me im different. I read them a story and afterwards i ask them some questions about the story i just read. And you will be amaze how your kids pay attention to you whilst yer reading..and how they picture the stories in their young minds. Kids now adays they are smart enough.
AS for the kids read books for me they do sometimes. but they like to listen more than they read.
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@devilsangel (1817)
• United States
31 Oct 07
I guess I'm not to worried if they are listening or not cause I know they are. I go into great detail when I read to them describing everything on the page and using sound effects and such. The main thing about having them read back is just to enhance their love for reading and to improve their reading skills.
@menctomas (278)
• Philippines
31 Oct 07
Hi, the trouble with my two boys is that they are so lazy when the time comes for them to read!!! Usually, I am the one that ends up exhausted because to entertain them, there must be sound effects and the like!!! they are ages 7&9 and their concentration rate is very minimal!!!
@ayou82 (3450)
• Philippines
31 Oct 07
I guess no problem about that. Kids they are playful Sometimes they love more play than paying attention. It all boils down to Patience. And it is always a virtue. And it is fun to make some sound effects it helps your kids to put up a picture in their imaginations.
@pumpkinjam (8547)
• United Kingdom
31 Oct 07
I've never really enjoyed reading all that much so that encouraged me to get my kids to read to me!
I haven't started that with my two year old yet but my 7 year old started trying to read to me when he was about 3 or 4. He still reads to me now although not as often. I do think it's a good thing to do that. Even if they understand the story, they still need to learn to read so I found it was good to read his favourite story and then start him reading the same one to me when he was ready. I don't think it will be so easy with my 2 year old though. He likes talking but he won't sit still long enough to read more than 2 words!
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@carolscash (9492)
• United States
31 Oct 07
We do this as both of my kids have a hard time with reading and comprehension. I am not sure as to why it is but they do. It seems as though it has improved since I pulled them out of public school but not a lot. I am not sure of what else I can do with them.
@devilsangel (1817)
• United States
31 Oct 07
I know when I was younger I found out that I was dyslexic, reading was hard not because I didn't know how but becasue my eyes and my brain switched letters and words. I had a college vocabulary but don't ask me to spell anything cause I'd do it backward. I found that when it came to reading it helped if I practiced reading into a tape recorder and then playing it back to myself. This way I could hear the words I struggled over and practice them. Even now I have troubles but I've become aware of it so I keep a spell check on hand when I write and slow down when I read to make sure I don't jumble my words.
@Sharon38 (1912)
• Jamaica
31 Oct 07
I have my daughter reading from the Bible and recently I started reading Nancy Drew to her but had to discontinue because she is exhausted and so am I. With the Bible we both laugh as she struggles over the words and I tell her honestly that some of them I dont know but we strugge through together. I also tell her to always have a dictionary with her no matter what subject she is doing because she will meet on words that are new. Her vocab is building too.
@devilsangel (1817)
• United States
31 Oct 07
I suppose thats one way to help encourage reading. The dictionary is always a good thing to keep handy when trying to figure out the meanings of words.
@foxygirle (376)
• Philippines
31 Oct 07
it would depend what age the child is. My daughter is 5 years old. She can read books now and most of the time she's the one who choose what to read. When she was younger, between 3-4 years old, she'll fill in some words which i would skip and she can read the simple words. Now she can read a book on her own, of course this are books that are simple for children her age. And I'm happy with her reading ability.
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@devilsangel (1817)
• United States
31 Oct 07
I understand what you mean. Mine just turned 6 so we're still reading age apporpriate books of course. I did start her on the complete works of Whinnie the Pooh cause well its a classic. She likes the Dr Suse books, but I must admit they drive me nuts. With Disney's huge collection of princess books though I think I can avoid Dr Suse for a bit.
@krishnageethika (119)
• India
31 Oct 07
I think your idea is great. Making the child read will defenitely improve their reading skills. In future, this may help to develop reading habit, or may help the child to become a good speaker. I'm going to try this on my child. Thank you for such a grand idea!
@MommaOfAllTrades (969)
• Canada
31 Oct 07
Way to go on encouraging your child to read! Another thing that is extremely important is comprehension. After reading a story, ask your child to narrate what the account was concerning. Discuss the characters and events with your child. Have them draw a picture of what they found interesting in the story. Learning to read is an imperative skill, understanding what you're reading is of greater significance!
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@tlb0822 (1410)
• United States
31 Oct 07
I did this with my younger sibling. For the longest time I would read books to her. Then one day she said, Let me read it. So I did. Of course she wasn't really "reading" at that time. She just kind of related the story from the pictures and her memory, but as time went on she started reading the words. I think it helps with their comprehension of the book. It helps to develop their reading skills.
