mysticmomma Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 In one sitting? In one day? If it matters these are going to be history books. Some fiction, some non-fiction. Kids are 7/9/11. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 (edited) Fiction? depends how interesting I find the book. I can go for quite a while if I enjoy what I read, if there are different characters who have dialect, f the language is beautiful. I used to read aloud for 45-60 minutes. But non fiction? None. It would bore me to tears, because I would not process all, and retain none of the, information while reading aloud. Edited July 23, 2016 by regentrude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelli Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 I can read aloud for hours if I have to, but I usually limit it to an hour at a time. I read for an hour at lunch (all fiction during this time) and then for about 40 minutes in the morning during our Power Hour. Mostly non-fiction during this time, but I try to find very engaging non-fiction, aka living books, to read. I would not be able to read straight from a text book or an Usborne non-fiction style book for very long at all, nor do I think my kids would listen to one for very long either. That's all of the "scheduled" reading aloud during our day, but I know I do more than that, but it's little bits here and there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjeepa Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 I can read aloud for hours if I have to, but I usually limit it to an hour at a time. Same. I start to lose my voice at about two hours...no fun. We were trying to finish up The Hobbit as a read aloud last year and I ended up reading for over three hours. The story was fantastic so I hung in there with it, but my voice was shot and I was worn out afterwards. That was straight reading without any breaks though. With breaks, I read a hour here and there without any difficulty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelli Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Same. I start to lose my voice at about two hours...no fun. We were trying to finish up The Hobbit as a read aloud last year and I ended up reading for over three hours. The story was fantastic so I hung in there with it, but my voice was shot and I was worn out afterwards. That was straight reading without any breaks though. With breaks, I read a hour here and there without any difficulty. The Hobbit was the one time I broke my hour rule as well! We read through it two years ago and my daughter was insistent that we had to finish the last quarter of the book in one sitting. I had never read the book either (shocking, I know) so I was just as engrossed as she was. The most recent movies made us both furious. My daughter was actually loudly exclaiming in the theater during the last movie, "He doesn't die in the book! He's not supposed to die!!!" :lol: I need to try and find the old Hobbit cartoon movie that I remember watching in elementary school and see if it's any better. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Depends on the book and the day. Sometimes my tongue just starts tripping up over and over again - I think that's partly if the book is awkwardly written, and partly if I'm tired or something. Drinking enough water matters too. On stuff like the Iliad and D'Aulaire's Greek Myths I would say "enough" after 30-60 min. Same with Life of Fred (not a history book, obviously). Probably about three times 30-60 min per day like that, but not all history - I don't think I'd be able to read 3 hours of history out loud per day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumto2 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 I used to read for hours when the kids were little and we were doing SL which I supplemented. Generally 2 to 4 hours a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Comfortably, about 25 pages or 30-40 minutes per session. I've never stretched how many sessions I can do in one day, but often do 3-4, depending on how text-heavy our school choices are in addition to our nightly read aloud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 For me zero. I am pathetic at read aloud so I use audiobooks. My hubby on the other hand can read aloud for more than an hour so he does bedtime read alouds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen. Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 (edited) I used to read for an hour and a half every night, but now it's around thirty minutes at bedtime. For those who mentioned The Hobbit, how long did you spend with it? Edited July 24, 2016 by Kathleen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 As others have said, it depends: - on the book - on my level of energy that day - on the listeners' interest If I am getting tired,but want to keep going for whatever reason, I'll stand up and pace a little as I read. The movement helps me wake up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinsfamily Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 (edited) Hours a day here too. We've been using Sonlight since Ds12 was in Kindy and now use 4 cores so I spend a lot of my day reading to them. Plus, a non-schoolbook family storytime at bed. I will say that it seemed exhausting the first couple of years with just 1 core plus fun books for the littles. I've definitely improved in stamina over time and learned to read those long sentences from older books. I do struggle during allergy season (Nov-Feb for me). ETA: How much in one sitting depends on the book. If I'm enjoying it, 40 pages is nothing. If I'm not, 10 is plenty. Also, my dc's interest level plays a part In that too. Edited July 24, 2016 by Dinsfamily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 (edited) Lots! ;) my oldest loves to be read aloud to. He's in school, but I read aloud to him his book report books (don't ask why, it's a long story and not very interesting) and one night we were in a crunch and I read Huck Finn for 45 minutes. I was a little tired after that. Although after going back and reading other replies, looks like I'm a bit of a light weight. Edited July 24, 2016 by KrissiK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellifera33 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 I would love to spend hours a day reading to my kids. But only if I can choose the book. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 A half hour to an hour I guess. Sometimes my throat starts hurting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Maybe an hour at a time, a couple times a day? Dd was reading fluently fairly early, so I've never had to do more than that. Her tolerance for listening to me read something aloud that she could read herself much faster doesn't stretch to more than a couple hours a day at the most. ;) She's not a big fan of audio books, either. She likes to see the words herself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollyh Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 I can only read aloud for 30-45 min at a time. I may do several of those a day, but my throat hurts when reading any more than that! IDK how you all do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justme824 Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 If I added up my total read aloud time for the day I'd say around 4-hours. We read for about an hour in the morning over breakfast - this is picture books, a bit of non-fiction, etc. Then at lunch I read for about an hour from our current read aloud. I'd read longer if I didn't have a toddler - I don't wish time away at all but I do look forward to the day we can spend our afternoons lost in a book without a toddler begging for attention! The other two hours are chunks of 15-20 minute spurts throughout the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freelylearned Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 I can read aloud 15-20 minutes at a time...and I still need a bottle of water to get through it. I have to intersperse other activities in with read aloud sessions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitterpatter Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 DD is dyslexic, so I do a lot of reading aloud during school time. Over the years, I've tried to lighten my load a bit by using audiobooks when I can, especially for long picture books. History and science are the worst. Reading aloud really starts to take a toll at about the hour mark (when it's in one sitting). The rest isn't so bad because it's broken up throughout the day. I always have hot tea or another drink by my side. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blink Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 I can read for much longer than any of my children are interesting in listening to me. <_< When my older kids were little, I would read for 2-3 hours in a sitting. Now, we're down to about 30 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbridgeacademy Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 I hate reading out loud, it's so slow. I can do it for about 1/2 hour at a time for fiction. Non fiction I have more stamina because I will often stop so we can discuss, so maybe an hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busymama7 Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 I would love to spend hours a day reading to my kids. But only if I can choose the book. :lol: Um.. Of course! Read aloud is always my choice. Only exception is picture books asked for by preschoolers. But I won't read Disney or any character books to them. Occasionally once if they really want it. Why can't they write those well?!?! I don't like Usborne type books either. I prefer not reading sequels either but have sometimes if they beg. So it's not like they never have a day but for the most part I am choosing what I read to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lllll Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 (edited) nm Edited November 5, 2016 by cathey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HS Mom in NC Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 About an hour at a sitting. 2-3 sittings a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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