5 sneaky ways I get my kids to read more
When my kids were little, I read to them every night. And even when they weren?t so little.
But they’re older now and not as interested in my storytelling, no matter how many different animated voices I?m willing to use.
Our schools and library have reading ?competitions? to win various prizes. Those sometimes worked when they were in primary school, but earned the classic middle-school eye-rolls the last time I tried.
So now that the magic of those incentives died off, and they don?t want to hear my voice any more than they have to, what?s a mom to do"
Without any nagging, begging or threatening, I?ve come up with five sneaky (one may say ?passive-aggressive?) methods to promote literacy around my house.
1. Put subtitles on all the TVs One night my oldest, who has dyslexia and avoids reading at all cost, convinced me that watching an episode of The Simpsons with subtitles counted for the 20 minutes of free reading he was supposed to be doing. I let him get away with it because I award bonus points for creativity and a well-played negotiation.
But it got me thinking. Why not put subtitles on all our TVs" And so I did. And now my kids are getting some extra reading in without even realizing it. For my kiddo with learning differences, there?s a benefit to hearing and seeing words at the same time. I have no concrete evidence that my children have jumped into higher reader groups due to closed captioning, but it can’t hurt.
As a bonus, I?ve found that I...
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