[DS6 only wants to read Harry Potter]

Thank you so much for all the ideas, both for interesting read-alouds and for read-to-self options! :)

[DS6 only wants to read Harry Potter]

I think the problem is A, because he enjoys the read-alouds we do together (Henry and the Clubhouse currently) and we are listening to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in the car, about a half hour of each per day, plus we read other books aloud for younger sister and brother. I'll continue to be consistent about requiring him to read the easy readers every day, and trust that his reading level will catch up with his interest level! :)

 

I just got concerned because I was re-reading the WTM and it says first graders should be reading at least 30 minutes a day to themselves for "fun" reading. 30 minutes of Henry and Mudge seems a little like torture....

[Talk to me about the SOTW 1 activity guide.]

We are liking it so far. I don't usually use the review questions, I would rather have a conversation about what we have read or do a narration (CM style) than feel like I'm grilling my kids over what they learned. But the book lists are excellent and really save me time. We also enjoy the map work and coloring pages (we don't always do those), as well as picking and choosing which activities to do. I'm not a very crafty mom, so it's nice to have those activities already spelled out for me!

[DS6 only wants to read Harry Potter]

My son (who will be 7 in November and is in 1st grade) is reading well for his age, but I'm having a hard time finding books that he is interested enough in to read to himself. Books like early readers and the Magic Tree House series don't captivate him, I think because I have read aloud books like the first 3 Harry Potter books to him. He desperately want to continue the Harry Potter series but I'm not ready to expose him to the more mature themes in the fourth book so we are holding off on that one. It's like all he can think about is Harry Potter and now he doesn't want to read anything else! This is pretty typical for him, once he is interested in something he remains pretty focused on it for months.

 

I bought him the Big Enormous Book of Tashi and he read three stories then lost interest. He likes Henry Huggins well enough when I read them aloud to him, but they are a little too advanced for him to read on his own.

 

He'll read books like Frog and Toad or Henry and Mudge to me when I ask him to, but won't voluntarily read them to himself. Should I be requiring him to spend time reading to himself every day? I hate to turn it into a chore, when he likes reading and is doing well, but I want him to practice so that he can get to the point where he can read the more difficult books on his own.

 

Does anyone have any suggestions of books that may be more intriguing to him?

 

Thank you for your help! :)

[A new homeschooler enters the forum....]

Hi! I'm new too! Preschool years are so fun, enjoy!