Re: Reading

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Posted By Kelly on November 29, 2000 at 20:02:16:

In Reply to: Reading posted by Monica on November 29, 2000 at 14:00:24:

Hi Monica!

I think getting the books up high is very important to making yourself very useful for your son to get what he wants. Maybe some velcro or string and hooks or a wall-mounted magazine rack would work in the meantime. I wonder if maybe they should be the only things in the playroom for a while!

I hope you are going absolutely nuts when he approximates "read"!! Maybe if he's having trouble, you can say "Okay, how about 'book' - try that! C'mon - 'BOOK'!" Or "please" or "want" or "that" - make it so fun to say words that he just can't resist!

Things that have worked to make books more exciting in our program include:

- holding the book next to or behind our faces and using lots of expressions and vocal variety.

- acting out the book

- arranging toys in the same way they are organized on the page

- drawing on paper what's in the book

"Should I just continue this way for a while, since he seems happy with it?" I always want to go for more, Monica! Ben used to rifle through the pages so quickly that we were unable to read the words. It was important that we could be okay with this. But we often asked if he would slow down so we could read the words. We would join him in his fascination with the repetition and try to experience it as though it were the first time every time. And we would tell him how anxious we were to get to a certain page and then go nuts when he'd finally get there.

Now he loves new books and lets us read the words. He sits comfortably in circle time at school and listens to the stories. You are lucky to have a boy that loves books - I'm sure you will have even more fun as time goes on - keep us posted!!!

Love from Kelly.

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Comments:: Hi Monica! : I think getting the books up high is very important to making yourself very useful for your son to get what he wants. Maybe some velcro or string and hooks or a wall-mounted magazine rack would work in the meantime. I wonder if maybe they should be the only things in the playroom for a while! : I hope you are going absolutely nuts when he approximates "read"!! Maybe if he's having trouble, you can say "Okay, how about 'book' - try that! C'mon - 'BOOK'!" Or "please" or "want" or "that" - make it so fun to say words that he just can't resist! : Things that have worked to make books more exciting in our program include: : - holding the book next to or behind our faces and using lots of expressions and vocal variety. : - acting out the book : - arranging toys in the same way they are organized on the page : - drawing on paper what's in the book : "Should I just continue this way for a while, since he seems happy with it?" I always want to go for more, Monica! Ben used to rifle through the pages so quickly that we were unable to read the words. It was important that we could be okay with this. But we often asked if he would slow down so we could read the words. We would join him in his fascination with the repetition and try to experience it as though it were the first time every time. And we would tell him how anxious we were to get to a certain page and then go nuts when he'd finally get there. : Now he loves new books and lets us read the words. He sits comfortably in circle time at school and listens to the stories. You are lucky to have a boy that loves books - I'm sure you will have even more fun as time goes on - keep us posted!!! : Love from Kelly.