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How do one train their kids to read? One idea I read somewhere (online) is to financially incentivize them once they get an understanding of cash/money. No clu
by mkbkn 1y ago
How do one train their kids to read?
One idea I read somewhere (online) is to financially incentivize them once they get an understanding of cash/money. No clue if it would work or how effective it would be.
My kid is on the way and my spouse has zero interest in reading.
- yencabulator 1y agoPersonal anecdote: Before I could read, my mom would sit down and read Donald Duck comics with me. It started out as looking at pictures for a few minutes, soon was her reading a whole comic book aloud in one sitting, and when I eventually learned to read myself, the teacher's feedback was that I read out loud to the class in a way that brought the story to life, where others were just reciting the words. To think of replacing that shared time with a financial incentive comes across as really cold. (Sorry.) Also, way too late!
- BobaFloutist 1y agoKids are mimics. Read to them, and let them see you reading.
- dundercoder 1y agoWe read to them from the time they were born. Simple stories and picture books at first. I think exposure is key, but I’ve also found that kids learn way more with what they observe than what they are told to do. So they see mom and dad reading is going to have a much larger effect than just telling them to read. We take them to the local library and let them pick whatever books they want to try. One of ours took a long time to ever find anything, then discovered he loved dragons, so for a year he devoured any dragon book. Even graphic novels, which I had thought “Isn’t my 12 year old to old for these?” Primed the pump and she’ll go through 2-3 chapter books per week. We also made age appropriate audiobooks available to them and all 4 adore listening. Congrats on your baby! I’ve never been more exhausted in my life but I’m loving it.
- ethbr1 1y ago> any dragon book Here are "a few", if still in that phase https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragonriders_of_Pern https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragonriders_of_Pern
- yencabulator 1y agoIn the context of kids, note that those books essentially legalize rape by saying the humans telepathically connected to the dragons mating just have to also do the deed. Maybe go through them yourself first to decide when is appropriate, and talk about how compilations of old thoughts can be good and bad at the same time.
- ethbr1 1y ago100%. Imho, parents should generally at least skim books before giving them to younger children, if only to know what topics their child might ask about after reading. As a YA author at a recent con panel put it: "I let my kids read any book they want, but I describe the themes. Sometimes, they decide they might not be ready for specific topics" Help kids censor for themselves, if they choose. (Personally, less-so on censoring for them, especially books)
- yencabulator 1y agoI'm thinking less censorship and more understanding of when starting to think about something is appropriate, how to build a healthy worldview, and how to communicate about uncomfortable things. Like, A Song of Ice and Fire is a great world with captivating storytelling where some nasty things happen, and its characters can sometimes be "bad people", and that's part of the story! It's fine that books also portray things that are not just happy endings. GRRM is a good enough writer to make that improve the story. (The author of Dragonriders of Pern, unfortunately, is not a good enough writer that her addition of certain topics into the books could be said to improve the books. I'll leave you with <https://fanlore.org/wiki/The_Tent_Peg_Statement https://fanlore.org/wiki/The_Tent_Peg_Statement>. It's still a fun series, even if the author is not someone I'd invite for dinner!)