Anyone who says they have only one life to live must not know how to read a book.
The person who would become a lifelong reader should stumble upon very rich stuff first, early, and often. It lived within, a most agreeable kind of haunting.- Gregory Maguire, "Lost
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I have 4 kids. Three of them love to read. The fourth one, not so much. It's the A.D.H.D. She just can't keep focused long enough to get through a chapter book (she's 9!) without the compulsion of having to read aloud for 20 minutes from school. I've spent her whole lifetime trying to pick out things that suit her, that match her interests, and she tries, but it's a no go.
It's so sad, but I'm still trying, still hoping. I won't give up, because I agree with everything you've said. This one is just different from the others, and she came that way. I could tell, even when she was a baby. But I'm a stubborn woman, and I'll keep trying.
Funny thing is, I pick what I ask her to read very carefully. I don't ask her to go for things that wouldn't suit her. She loves everything I have her read, but it doesn't carry over. It doesn't help her want to do it again.
Sigh.
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You never know, maybe once she learns to focus and something really grabs her attention, she'll come to really enjoy reading.
When I was working with kids, I loved working with ones that had ADHD. They're brilliant, the stuff they do, and draw, and say! They see the world differently. It was hard to find things they could really focus on and sit still for but when I did- best. moments. ever.
YAY for you continuing to try to get her to read. I'm sure she'll appreciate it as she grows older. In fact, she probably already appreciates it now.
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