Comments on: Literacy Lowdown – Sept 1 http://readingcoachonline.com/literacy-lowdown-sept-1/ Learn to read. Read to learn Sun, 18 Mar 2012 02:35:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ana http://readingcoachonline.com/literacy-lowdown-sept-1/comment-page-1/#comment-123 Ana Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:29:56 +0000 http://www.readingcoachonline.com/?p=249#comment-123 Thanks for sharing Rob! That's a perfect example of why this simple tip is my favorite to share with parents. It's so great when the simple act of reading together leads to a life-long love of reading for pleasure! Thanks for sharing Rob! That’s a perfect example of why this simple tip is my favorite to share with parents.

It’s so great when the simple act of reading together leads to a life-long love of reading for pleasure!

]]> By: Rob http://readingcoachonline.com/literacy-lowdown-sept-1/comment-page-1/#comment-122 Rob Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:25:28 +0000 http://www.readingcoachonline.com/?p=249#comment-122 Just a word of confirmation for "reading aloud" to your kids. The boys loved it when I would read aloud before bedtime or even during our daily school time. We went through the Chronicles of Narnia series, or the Laura Ingalls Wilder books. Any books that took them into a fantasy world or life. We did this for many many years. Now both boys are avid readers. It seems so trivial to say, but when I was reading to them, it was not to get them hooked on reading. It was more for the wonderful experience it provided. The fact that they now love to read is just one of the great side affects. Just a word of confirmation for “reading aloud” to your kids.

The boys loved it when I would read aloud before bedtime or even during our daily school time. We went through the Chronicles of Narnia series, or the Laura Ingalls Wilder books. Any books that took them into a fantasy world or life. We did this for many many years. Now both boys are avid readers. It seems so trivial to say, but when I was reading to them, it was not to get them hooked on reading. It was more for the wonderful experience it provided. The fact that they now love to read is just one of the great side affects.

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