I was delighted again when I substitue taught in kindergarten that the youngsters wanted to read books after they had finished their seat work. They sat in little chairs or spread out on the alphabet rug, read to themselves or discussed their book with another classmate.
With youngsters so involved in visual arts and video/electronic games these days, it’s wonderful (to me as a reader, teacher and author) to find those who enjoy books, too. It also says something for their teacher and their parents that so many of these youngsters are interested in reading and take delight in having an opportunity to do so in the classroom.
What do you do to encourage your youngster(s) to read?
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Thanks, Karen, for stopping by One Book Two Book and sharing. I also enjoyed discovering your Little Fun Little Learning blog as well as Starfall.
I know not all of the youngsters could read the books, but I was thrilled that they were anxious to look at books, share them, tell one another the stories if they couldn’t read. It’s unusual to see so many youngsters excited about books instead of some saying, “Mrs. Allen, do we HAVE to read?”
Hi Mary Emma. Hope you’re doing well.
My daughter is in kindergarten and is doing very well in reading. I’m very pleased with the progress she has made in the past 1 1/2 months (since we switched schools, long story). I think she is reading on a first grade level now.
Anyway, thought you would like the site Starfall. You may have already heard of it. I wrote a review about the site.
http://littlefunlittlelearning.blogspot.com/2009/01/learn-to-read-at-starfall.html
Blessings,
Karen