More than reading aloud, we have reading time in our homeschool. We do more reading each day that any other subject (not counting the reading we do in each subject of course!). You can often find my children in any number of odd places or positions, lost in the world of a book!
In school, I add a 20-30 minute time block into our daily schedule for each child's reading. Brandyn loves to read and he usually reads a lot longer than this on his own! Ruthie is not yet reading, though she loves to be read to and we spend a lot of time with books she enjoys (Amelia Bedelia books are a current favorite!). She also will spend plenty of time looking through her books on her own, and telling the stories to her imaginary friends. Some books she knows so well that she will correct you if you miss a word!
Even my 18 month old loves to read! He will bring me a book at any given time and want to be read to! His especially loves "Goodnight Gorilla" (all of my children have loved this book at this age- go figure...) and a book we have from the zoo about a new baby giraffe.
One of my top goals in my children's education is not that they know everything I can cram in their head. It is that they *love* to learn and that they know how to find the answers to any question that might come their way. A love of reading is a phenomenal gift for any parent to give their child!
Happy Reading!
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