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Yet another anecdote here but I have an 8 year old that had a "covid kindergarten" as her teachers call it. She's now about to finish 2nd grade and is doing a
by dayk995 3y ago
Yet another anecdote here but I have an 8 year old that had a "covid kindergarten" as her teachers call it.
She's now about to finish 2nd grade and is doing a summer reading program with her school because she's in the ~40% percent of her grade that are behind state standards. As her parent, I almost feel helpless here. I want her to enjoy reading. I try not to push her "too" hard at home to the point where it's a constant fight.
- droopyEyelids 3y agoOne thing that helped me as a kid was that my dad made time for us both to sit down and write a free form "story" (really a big paragraph) as kids. It could be on any topic but sometimes we'd all agree to write on the same topic if we were having trouble starting. My siblings, father, and I would all write one over half an hour, and then read them to each other and discuss them. I did fight it plenty, but in the end it was fun and helped make reading and writing more of a natural thing for me.
- mensetmanusman 3y agoMay help to go on regular walks with her while reading or listening to an audio book to reignite the love of stories.