fairfarmhand Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 How to I ensure that my kid is not one of the illiterate ones? Seriously. She is smart. She just doesn't want to read. When I was her age I devoured everything with words on it. She;s not interested... She's 13. I don't get it. I've done everything I thought I was "supposed" to do. Library trips. Interesting books. etc. Now she will get library books and leave them in the bag for the whole week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 What is she doing with her time? If it's electronics, that's what you need to restrict. The lure of TV, video games, Facebook, text messaging, etc. is too strong for many people. Pegasus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 The lure of TV, video games, Facebook, text messaging, etc. is too strong for many people. Pegasus I just had to come back and add MESSAGE BOARDS. My pull to this board just can't be healthy. h:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I just had to come back and add MESSAGE BOARDS. My pull to this board just can't be healthy. h:D but at least you have to be LITERATE to get anything out of a message board where people just write stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted January 14, 2011 Author Share Posted January 14, 2011 it's funny; I restrict electronics. She spends 30 minutes a day on the computer. Less than an hour watching TV. But she wastes an enormous amount of time just fooling around. Like she will sit on the couch picking at her nails, doodling, or looking for something. Most of the time she will prefer to sit around and watch what is going on in the house or stare at the ceiling rather than read! It drives me BONKERS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LidiyaDawn Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Not being a fan of recreational reading does not equal illiteracy. ;) My dd14 would much rather make crafts, play games, go swimming, ride bikes, or pretty much anything else other than 'read for fun' -- and that's fine with me. Everyone has different tastes in "fun" and different ways that they like to spend their spare time. :) (If there is an issue with her ABILITY to read on a level that is appropriate for her, then that would be something to address, yes.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I restrict electronics. It certainly sounds like you're doing all the right things. The only two things that I can think of that you haven't mentioned yet are reading aloud to her and modeling reading yourself. If you do both to these, I'm at a loss! Pegasus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted January 14, 2011 Author Share Posted January 14, 2011 She sees me reading all the time and it sort of annoys her. "All you ever do is read." We do some read alouds, but she tends to turn it into a pestering time. When all the kids are supposed to be listening, she'll want to pick at a sibling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoPlaceLikeHome Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 What is she doing with her time? If it's electronics, that's what you need to restrict. The lure of TV, video games, Facebook, text messaging, etc. is too strong for many people. Pegasus :iagree: When I limit TV time it is amazing how much reading gets done:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindyg Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 How to I ensure that my kid is not one of the illiterate ones? Audio books. You can get these free from the library, either physically or online. Require a certain number of minutes or chapters or however you want to do it. She can even do something else while she listens. (Exercising? Doing her nails? Chores?) It's much easier to listen to difficult books than to read them. If necessary, I read the Cliff Notes outloud to my son along with the audio book. You can also get these free from the library, physically or online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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