tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post479775678385048733..comments2024-03-26T03:37:39.471-04:00Comments on Focused on Story: Getting Kids to Read and Week's EventsJ.Q. Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-64523955755006405742013-07-09T20:54:37.782-04:002013-07-09T20:54:37.782-04:00Helena, thank you for your encouragement. I am not...Helena, thank you for your encouragement. I am not going to give up on the reading, but I do want to make it fun for them too. Thanks for visiting!J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-28653090726402289672013-07-09T20:52:51.752-04:002013-07-09T20:52:51.752-04:00Angelina, yes, yes, I'll look up your book for...Angelina, yes, yes, I'll look up your book for sure. You KNOW what boys love to giggle about for sure. Thanks!J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-34073450202359438102013-07-09T20:51:17.177-04:002013-07-09T20:51:17.177-04:00Margaret, when I taught third grade, I read to the...Margaret, when I taught third grade, I read to the kids after lunch every day..I'd skip math or science or whatever to make sure I would get that time in. The kids loved it and we all cried together every year at the end of Charlotte's Web. Snuggling up with a book in my hands and a child on my lap, now a grandchild, is one of the great joys in my life. Thank you for stopping in.J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-56567001147342700232013-07-09T20:48:17.785-04:002013-07-09T20:48:17.785-04:00Heather, I know making your kids read for an assig...Heather, I know making your kids read for an assignment makes reading a chore. Hopefully the teacher assigns books that are interesting, but I remember those required reading lists. Some of those books were a waste of time for me. I believe reading fan fiction,etc still exercises those reading muscles. Thanks for your thoughts.J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-41027862660401801862013-07-09T20:45:12.885-04:002013-07-09T20:45:12.885-04:00What a pleasant surprise greeted me when I opened ...What a pleasant surprise greeted me when I opened this page...all your comments! I didn't get any emails notices to let me know you all were here! <br /><br />MM--I am with you on the crazy way to spell the messages. However, the language is always changing. I hear the dictionary may allow the spelling of through to be thru and night to be nite. Nothing stays the same.J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-65119894862883688742013-07-09T03:40:55.381-04:002013-07-09T03:40:55.381-04:00There is a lot to compete with books these days, J...There is a lot to compete with books these days, JQ. I let my children read in bed, after it was bedtime. They loved it, because it meant they were allowed to stay up a little longer. It got into a routine, and they read every night. Heather, I agree, it's terrible if reading is made a chore. Where's the fun in that? Children should be encouraged to think of reading as fun. If theyHelena Fairfaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00435930085468105031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-61731576435877308552013-07-08T19:45:23.654-04:002013-07-08T19:45:23.654-04:00Funny you should ask. ^_^ My boy humor MG for ages...Funny you should ask. ^_^ My boy humor MG for ages 8-12 releases from MuseItUp this Friday. It's about green farts and an opportunity to win a million bucks. Run it by your grandson's and see if they bite. It's available as an ebook now, print in the fall. Here's the link to the author's website. You can click on the link there to see the book at MuseItUp. Yeah, a little greenAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769602845843608247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-64221345651261582322013-07-08T18:47:40.881-04:002013-07-08T18:47:40.881-04:00My kids are grown now, but when they were younger,...My kids are grown now, but when they were younger, I read to them. I read to them long past the point where they could read to themselves. Of my three sons, two are avid readers and one is not. Margaret Fielandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12639464925210908450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-12862672721500568252013-07-08T18:46:31.245-04:002013-07-08T18:46:31.245-04:00Great topic, JQ! I have three boys (ranging in age...Great topic, JQ! I have three boys (ranging in age from 9 to almost-13), so I absolutely know what you're talking about. One facet of this problem, at least for us, is that our school has mandated reading. During the school year, the boys have to read 20-30 minutes a night (on top of their other homework) and keep a reading log. During the summer, they have to read a novel and do a related Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09379282124092389960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-53952713140865729682013-07-08T12:33:38.063-04:002013-07-08T12:33:38.063-04:00I know, I wonder about the future of reading too. ...I know, I wonder about the future of reading too. I've said it before and I'll say it now - this new computereze language doesn't help either. It teaches children to misspell. How can they read if they only grasp "brb", "idk" "r u ok"...Ugh, that drives me crazy! They need to learn how to read and write correctly again! But yes, video games spoil them. Miss Maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245580913844186039noreply@blogger.com