tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437730534870026306.post3924013543580066118..comments2023-10-02T03:52:13.931-04:00Comments on Saving My Sanity for Posterity: Forcing ItJessihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00777169606653222027noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437730534870026306.post-91970011386538239212010-07-27T12:43:58.600-04:002010-07-27T12:43:58.600-04:00Laura - As always, great advice, especially with t...Laura - As always, great advice, especially with the labeling game. I think she'd like that.<br /><br />I seriously think our book selection is part of the problem. She's just done with the nonfiction and nonsense. She wants story and I have nothing to offer that fits the criteria of what she can comfortably read and provides a good story. It's getting better, though. Little by little.Jessihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00777169606653222027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437730534870026306.post-44200242730491725912010-07-26T18:25:02.904-04:002010-07-26T18:25:02.904-04:00Hey Love,
Here is my 2 cents... a good "fit...Hey Love, <br /><br />Here is my 2 cents... a good "fit" is a book she can read 95% of, if not she'll get angry, you'll get frustrated, ect. There is no shame in going back to something she is comfortable with, she will master fluency, sight words, punctuation, etc through her familiarity with the text. <br />Knowing Brynna, anything can come across as a power struggle will light her fire, instead let it be and enjoy her reading things that are easy.<br />Also, get her to write. Even if you can't read it, have her draw you a picture and a few words about what she drew, have her read you what she drew. The best way to measure her language skills is what she can produce. Also get her to label her room. Write a word "door" and see if she can put it on the door. This will be easy for her and a fun game. Then give her the blank strips and have her write the words to label your room. This will engage her in a fun way... hope that helps!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11394874430044757369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437730534870026306.post-74110479372058573202010-07-23T09:56:43.013-04:002010-07-23T09:56:43.013-04:00Thanks everyone for your opinions. Last night we t...Thanks everyone for your opinions. Last night we took a slightly different approach and it worked out a lot better. Hopefully, we can get through the rest of the summer like that. <br /><br />She said she had fun after we were done last night. I think that part of the problem is that we really don't have great story books for her to read. We've got a TON of kids books, but it seems like the more phonetically geared ones are either non-fiction (what we read last night was about the hibernating habits of grizzly bears) or nonsense, like Go Dogs Go! I've been reading chapter books to her for almost two years. So knows story when she hears story. <br /><br />Hopefully we can keep improving and she'll get to story pretty soon.Jessihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00777169606653222027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437730534870026306.post-22745048051261459222010-07-23T09:42:15.781-04:002010-07-23T09:42:15.781-04:00I'm not sure what to say. Sometimes I think I ...I'm not sure what to say. Sometimes I think I should force Daniel to learn to read, or at least actively encourage it more. On the other hand, he's only 4 and has time to become interested on his own. On the other OTHER hand he knows his whole alphabet and has been able to write his name on his own since he turned 3 and he can spell many words so isn't it about time he took some initiative in reading those words he's so eager to spell???<br /><br />My brother was never much of a reader. I mean, he was capable, but try and they might, my parents just couldn't find books that interested him beyond Calvin and Hobbes comic strips. Once he got to college, he got a job at a mall bookstore and started reading voraciously. Sometimes it just takes a little time.<br /><br />I understand your concern, though. Your daughter is obviously very smart (no surprise, considering you and Bob are her parents!) and it's perplexing when she doesn't seem interested in such an essential part of learning, esp considering how much you and Bob like to read. I don't feel like I'm really qualified to give you advice, but hang in there. I'm sure things will work out.Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05090954944438450837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437730534870026306.post-23591993386487009062010-07-23T08:54:23.430-04:002010-07-23T08:54:23.430-04:00I 'forced' my son to write - the school de...I 'forced' my son to write - the school demanded that he use denelian letters instead of the block that we had taught him - in kindergarten. By the time he got to 1st grade, he was barely writing. By the time he got to 2nd, short answer to him meant 4 words.<br /><br />He just graduated - whew! - but his grades would have been so much better if he would only have written his homework out (and turned it in).Orlandel Creationshttp://orlandelcreations.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437730534870026306.post-39254724325042146102010-07-23T00:28:07.853-04:002010-07-23T00:28:07.853-04:00I would not force her to do things, it will only d...I would not force her to do things, it will only drive her away. Just make books a big part of her life and she will be interested in them. We turned off our television and the primary means of a story became a book.James (SeattleDad)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04087365610002249685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437730534870026306.post-52581975205163029882010-07-22T19:15:28.758-04:002010-07-22T19:15:28.758-04:00Here's my opinion, though I'm not a parent...Here's my opinion, though I'm not a parent--do what you want with it. I say keep reading with her, but tell her the word right away so the meaning of the story is not interrupted (unless she starts to sound it out herself). That way, she might get more involved in the story, would hopefully start to like reading more, and then might want to start putting more effort into it on her own. I remember my mom doing that for me, and I ate books alive at your daughter's age. (I liked Amelia Badelia and crafting books.) I only read for enjoyment (and didn't read for school until my sophomore year in high school, and then I stopped again until toward the end of college), but I still do read for enjoyment, and still love it. If you want to instill in her a love of reading, i think you should try to make it as stress-free and enjoyable as possible for her. (And hopefully she'll turn out more like you than like me and also love to read for academic purposes.)annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13621915642420308973noreply@blogger.com