tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549134216322941736.post7705355121786772893..comments2023-08-03T01:18:58.153-07:00Comments on Lighting A Fire: The Reluctant ReaderSpinnerettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18335780710513434157noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549134216322941736.post-42801337578165466712010-05-09T18:28:26.962-07:002010-05-09T18:28:26.962-07:00Thanks Milkmaid :)
I can understand your position ...Thanks Milkmaid :)<br />I can understand your position :) My recommendation is more for those boys, who, like my son, are not dyslexic but just reluctant to read OR in situations where a schoolbook is a little antiquated in language :)Spinnerettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18335780710513434157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549134216322941736.post-51048228548152143182010-05-09T08:06:19.290-07:002010-05-09T08:06:19.290-07:00Just FYI... Though people often recommend it, I ne...Just FYI... Though people often recommend it, I never once made my boy read along with an audio book. He had his 1/2 hour of forced book reading a day, year round, and audio books were about nothing but pleasure. Because of this he chose to listen for hours. When I worked with other dyslexic boys in a learning lab, I did the same, with the same success.<br /><br />To me the most pressing goal is to instill the desire to read. Desire will take children over many, many obstacles, including archaic language.<br /><br />Should you wish to share it, here is the link for the National Library Service, which provides free books on tape (and a special tape recorder) to the blind and physically handicapped (dyslexia qualifies as a physical handicap).<br /><br />http://www.loc.gov/nls/adkmilkmaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07284210196658542288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549134216322941736.post-52898309965442260692010-05-08T14:45:32.684-07:002010-05-08T14:45:32.684-07:00Thanks Milkmaid- you are absolutely right!!
I love...Thanks Milkmaid- you are absolutely right!!<br />I love audiobooks for my kids- firstly because they are so much more reliable than me ;) and secondly because, with headphones, they can both be independent and reading advanced books.<br />It also helps if your chosen book has archaic language, if your child can listen and read at the same time!<br />Thanks for the dyslexia tips, I will be sure to pass them on!Spinnerettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18335780710513434157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549134216322941736.post-26133400516186363412010-05-08T11:14:31.337-07:002010-05-08T11:14:31.337-07:00It's even more difficult if your child (statis...It's even more difficult if your child (statistically more often a boy) has a learning difference like dyslexia. Learning when my son was not quite 7 that he was very dyslexic and was "at risk for hating reading", alarmed me (an obsessive reader) terribly. I spent the next four years making his reading a top priority. In the process I became so well-read in dyslexia research I could have almost passed as a learning specialist. My son is now graduating from college with a degree in literary journalism.<br /><br />One thing I would underline is that listening to audio books is just as valid a skill and will give many if not most of the same benefits: a story education, a grasp of grammar and vocabulary, patience with a narrative arc, as well as empathy for characters of different backgrounds.<br /><br />My son listened to about 85 books on tape the first year after he was diagnosed as dyslexic. (If you have a doctor's signature, books on tape are available free, postage paid, from the Library of Congress. All the most popular books have been recorded. It's a fabulous service.) <br /><br />Often struggling readers are forced to fight their way through books far below their understanding level. Listening sets them free.<br /><br />For many years we required reading 1/2 hour a day. It doesn't matter what is it, as long as your child is decoding. The really intricate, rewarding stories can come on tape. And then one day with any luck your child will become impatient waiting for an audio to arrive, will pick up a book, and attack it.adkmilkmaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07284210196658542288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549134216322941736.post-31443247684935921762010-04-29T18:31:42.339-07:002010-04-29T18:31:42.339-07:00That's great Max! Thanks for telling me- I...That's great Max! Thanks for telling me- I'll have to tell my son (he loves action adventures!).<br />Thanks for commenting!Spinnerettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18335780710513434157noreply@blogger.com