LisaTX wrote:
Thank you! This makes me feel SO much better! I don't remember exactly what age I started to love reading, but I do remember sitting in the kitchen, reading aloud to my mom while she did things. I don't remember her asking me to read out loud, it was more like she was a captive audience to my reading obsession lol. But I also remember a book series that I got for one of my birthdays. I tried reading them, but couldn't get into them, so I set them on the shelf for awhile. After some time, I tried them again and then couldn't get enough, they turned out to be some of my favorite books of all time.
I do remember my mom reading to me at night, until I fell asleep. Books like the Narnia series. And I think my teachers still read out loud to us in Middle school. So, I feel like a failure that I'm their teacher AND mom and don't find the time to read out loud as often as I feel I should. And it makes me feel worse when dd grumbles about it. But what you guys said, makes me feel a little better about that.
I wish dd would read out loud to me, but she only does when it's school related stuff, not from her chapter book. She says it's embarrassing. She tells me she doesn't have trouble with the words and when I ask her what happened in a chapter, she can tell me what happened, so I at least know she's comprehending what she's reading. I know she's a very accurate reader. But I can only get her to read short stories out loud to me. Should I worry about that?
I think the value of them reading aloud to you doesn't have to be their "fun" reading - Our main kid read-alouds are the Bible and the science text.
DD does LOVE having me read to her - but I don't do it all the time - its more of a special treat. Our two favorites are "Little Pilgrim's Progress" by Helen Taylor and "From I-Ville to You-Ville" by Mersine Vingopoulou (I read that ENTIRE one to her last year during summer vacation in the car! We ALL loved it : ) DH usually reads her a bedtime story, too, which we all enjoy : )