tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post4891083540003941223..comments2024-03-29T03:44:12.622+11:00Comments on A peaceful day: Reading like a grownupJeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09573473465011631325noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-29770450088381264732010-02-16T20:53:57.540+11:002010-02-16T20:53:57.540+11:00This is a great post.
I found my boy was reading w...This is a great post.<br />I found my boy was reading well below his level over the last year but he seemed to somewhat fear the 'novel'. He was enjoying books that he could read in an hour or two. This year we decided to enrol in a distance ed school and the teacher encouraged my boy - it seems a little encouragement from someone he didn't know was all it took. <br />I would rather him happily reading than me pushing him. But it is good to see him moving on as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-51891095308234913472010-02-14T15:12:20.217+11:002010-02-14T15:12:20.217+11:00great post on reading, and i completely agree. i
...great post on reading, and i completely agree. i<br />homeschooled all five of our chidren, and they are<br />all great readers.<br /><br />they didn't all start out that way. i let the strugglers<br />read at their level until they gained confidence. it<br />really worked.<br /><br />we also required our kids to read a lot. no tv (except<br />for 30 minutes in the afternoon). they could nap<br />or read after lunch.<br /><br />in the summers: equal reading/tv time. they got<br />to choose.myletterstoemilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17555607498974287844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-63805230683245767852010-02-13T17:43:22.278+11:002010-02-13T17:43:22.278+11:00Hi Jeanne,
Thank you for sharing - Marilyn Monroe ...Hi Jeanne,<br />Thank you for sharing - Marilyn Monroe was always portrayed as a dumb blonde, but that is obviously not the case.<br /><br />There is some excellent reading on the booklist - hmm, I feel a spending spree coming on. :P<br /><br />Have a great weekend,<br />Blessings,<br />JillianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-77344477419787839452010-02-13T12:19:47.895+11:002010-02-13T12:19:47.895+11:00I'm glad I did jump over to Book Chook's b...I'm glad I did jump over to Book Chook's blog and I found her answer encouraging and kind to that mother's particular question.<br /><br />You (and comments on both blogs) do bring up many matters that are much deeper. Quickly, or not,<br /><br />I do believe that the words we take into ourselves help shape us. <br /><br />In the US we have seen for many years now the power of the retailer over the publisher increasingly determining what is being published. <br /><br />What is a "reluctant reader" and how much screen time are they getting? As a former bookseller, I had high school teachers purchasing picture books for their classes because the students had no attention spans. Yikes. Thankfully, they were beautifully written and illustrated picture books and not potty-humour or movies repackaged in book form.<br /><br />Enough, Richele.Richelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040133815286428699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-5266484547202326162010-02-13T11:08:15.691+11:002010-02-13T11:08:15.691+11:00hmmmm.
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Great food for thought Jeanne...hmmmm.<br />hmmmm.<br />hmmmm.<br />Great food for thought Jeanne:)<br />Thanks for all the links too esp the one with the word lists:)Joyfulmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01888086629467112175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-16776302878489705682010-02-13T08:12:54.167+11:002010-02-13T08:12:54.167+11:00Jeanne: I apologise. Your name seems to have acq...Jeanne: I apologise. Your name seems to have acquired an extra i somewhere along the way. I can only say I'm a little off the air just now. Sorrow.Ganeidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17176246964466185315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-994734172079524462010-02-13T06:53:44.184+11:002010-02-13T06:53:44.184+11:00That's a pretty good rule of thumb--unless you...That's a pretty good rule of thumb--unless you're a geek like my friends and I were and love the dictionary! My son is in high school, but reads far below that, although doing much more reading IS helping. I love to watch little children have that great Wow! moment when they read their first "big" book. I remember a little cousin being told to turn her light out--tears flowing freely. Her Mom asked what was wrong. Clutching "King of the Wind" to her chest she said "that was SUCH a great book!" I know Jemima will be THAT kind of reader!Hopewellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02510172065585770709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-80739437691408178412010-02-12T19:19:17.824+11:002010-02-12T19:19:17.824+11:00Well, I think we ARE on the same page. My remarks ...Well, I think we ARE on the same page. My remarks were mostly about the letter from a mom who was talking about her child's home as opposed to school reading. I truly don't think a child's home reading for pleasure needs to be at grade level. <br /><br />I am fairly sure my definition of "twaddle" would be broader than some, but probably narrower than others. The great thing is, we all want what we see as best for our kids.<br /><br />The other great thing is that we can meet in cyberspace and discuss these things, agree perhaps to disagree, and continue to learn and educate.BookChookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06230711251425187241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-39765714753259213132010-02-12T13:45:25.583+11:002010-02-12T13:45:25.583+11:00Hi Jeanne! Excellent post that got me pondering. I...Hi Jeanne! Excellent post that got me pondering. I agree that the goal is to raise our children to be readers. However, I got a different feel from your post than I did from the Book Chook's post. There seemed more of a "let them read what they will!" philosophy in the latter and the readers' responses. Sure, I'm all for a little twaddle now and then, just like I'm all for a little slice of dark chocolate cake with ganache -- but not all the time. I tend to agree more with C.S. Lewis's point that no book is really worth reading at age ten which is not equally worth reading at age fifty.<br /><br />Regarding adult "classics": these ARE works that have stood the test of time (what a pedantic phrase), but that doesn't mean a person has to like all of them! Each of us has our personal tastes. If I never read anything by Hemingway ever again, it will be too soon for me.Ellenhttp://bluestockingbelle.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-50898447592941872822010-02-12T11:53:09.342+11:002010-02-12T11:53:09.342+11:00Thanks for the links Jeanne...I totally want my ch...Thanks for the links Jeanne...I totally want my children to 'enjoy' what they are reading! <br /><br />xxxSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507551793424616654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-28846941280607375732010-02-12T11:48:28.527+11:002010-02-12T11:48:28.527+11:00Ha! I agree with you! So many adult books are far...Ha! I agree with you! So many adult books are far too grown up for me!! I must say I enjoy reading an adult book a month as part of book club, but apart from that I'll just keep on reading my children's classics. The thing is, if I want to read adult books, I can. That's all. It is an interesting distinction.Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09573473465011631325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-24034876078583792462010-02-12T11:43:39.177+11:002010-02-12T11:43:39.177+11:00Jeannie: I struggle with things like *classics li...Jeannie: I struggle with things like *classics lists*. See I've read about on par across all 3 groups ~ or at least something by all the authors listed ~ but have you ever tried to read Kourac's On The Road? It can't be done. The man used no punctuation whatsoever. I tried, putting in the punction as I went, but it seriously wasn't worth the effort. I did far better with The Brothers Karamazov, which I don't think is a particularly easy book; but *I* enjoyed it. Then there are the authors I just can't stand. Hemingway & steinbeck are both in that catagory for me. I don't think they have anything to say to most women. In Hemingway's case at least, he had little use for women & it shows in a lack of deep characterisation. The older I get the less I worry about what other people consider *must reads* ~ but then I know I can read whatever I like. I have that ability. Ditz will have. It's just she's like her mum & doesn't see why she should persist with something she really doesn't like. Enjoyment first. Someone who reads widely for pleasure usually has the vocab & grammatical structure for the more difficult authors.Ganeidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17176246964466185315noreply@blogger.com