Big Sisters Are Best!
I got my love of reading from a few different sources. One is my mother. Did you know that she started reading The Chronicles of Narnia to me when I was 4? The series is still in my top favorite books of all time
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Thanks! We were pretty cute kids, weren't we?
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Such adorable pics!
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It really is! And having someone while I was growing up that I could always talk books with was a great blessing.
Please convey my happiest of happy birthdays to ever-wonderful and much-loved baylorsr!
I, of course, did!
Such adorable pics!
Thank you! They are very 70's photos, but we were super cute kids!
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Happy birthday to your wonderful Sis!
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I honestly think it is one of those early things we can absorb that can change our lives forever. Good on your mom!
I didn't start earlier than anyone else, but once I started reading, I surpassed all the reading marks very quickly. Unlike my sis, who started reading at age 3. Mom couldn't believe it when she caught her doing it!
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Hahahaha, the books thing, I used to do that for my younger sister.
Plus, when I was in college, I frequently sent her some books for her book requirement reading (she was in high school.) Like I sent her "Bless Me Ultima", "Ceremony" by Leslie Marmon Silko, and "Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston.
What was really interesting was that her English teacher had never heard of those writers, and had to go read them, of course. Next thing, he was adding those writers and some other minority writers to their suggested reading list.
She introduced me to Denise Chavez "the Menu Girls" and Sandra Ciceneros, "House on Mango Street".
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Good for you! I mean, yes, my sister introduced me to books I maybe wasn't quite mature enough for, even if I was at their reading level (but to be fair, my older brother made this same mistake a few times with movies he had me watch - no 11year old should be watching Wes Craven's The Hills have Eyes!). But it was worth it! I was so bored reading the elementary school section of books, I could read one in a single day. I needed the challenge!
What was really interesting was that her English teacher had never heard of those writers, and had to go read them, of course. Next thing, he was adding those writers and some other minority writers to their suggested reading list.That's fantastic! I never had that happen - I did stump my freshman year English teacher with a debate in Greek mythology, which I was hugely into back then. She thought she knew more than me, ha! And I remember getting called out in 7th grade for doodling during English class when we were ( ... )
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Re; reading out loud... OMG that was my problem too! Some kids are just terrible at reading out loud, they can't do it with any expression, they sound like robots, or they stutter....
If a teacher really wants bits read out loud, teacher needs to ask for volunteers, who know the book, and are good at sounding more like they're auditioning for a part in a film on the book. I had ONE teacher who used to do that, and while she routinely called the same kids, they were just great at reading aloud. It was like they were trying to act out what they were reading.
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Yes! Or just do the reading themselves, an English teacher should be able to read aloud. And if they are worried about the kids not paying attention/having their mind wander, they should stop every few pages and engage the kids in conversation.
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Oh that's wonderful! Finding it later in life is just as important. Some people just don't click with reading when they are kids. But falling in love with books at any age is amazing. And what a great thing you can attribute to someone you loved and lost! <3
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