http://www.homegrownmommy.com/2009/06/25/thirsty-thursday-reading/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thirsty-thursday-reading Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:42:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.homegrownmommy.com/2009/06/25/thirsty-thursday-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-237 HomeGrown Mommy Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:27:45 +0000 http://homegrownmommy.com/?p=1568#comment-237 Hi there Corrie!! Thanks so much for visiting! I am so glad you enjoyed the article and found some advice worthy of making part of your life! What an honor that is for me! You might even start her on a series that is really easy for her to read and get through to the end in a short time. Then, you can point out her fabulous accomplishment and inspire her to keep on going!! Hope you guys have a great reading summer! Hi there Corrie!! Thanks so much for visiting! I am so glad you enjoyed the article and found some advice worthy of making part of your life! What an honor that is for me! You might even start her on a series that is really easy for her to read and get through to the end in a short time. Then, you can point out her fabulous accomplishment and inspire her to keep on going!! Hope you guys have a great reading summer!

]]> http://www.homegrownmommy.com/2009/06/25/thirsty-thursday-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-236 Corrie Lawrence Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:02:22 +0000 http://homegrownmommy.com/?p=1568#comment-236 We're a reading family too. I love reading aloud with my kiddos and my oldest loves to read. He too could devour books on the couch all day everyday, if allowed. My daughter is a little more reluctant. She can read well, but doesn't relish it as much as her brother. So I'm taking your advice and setting aside time to read just to her, making every effort to find books that will capture her imagination. My youngest, a ripe old 3 month old will only benefit from all this reading time! We also love summer reading programs at public libraries. Simple rewards for reading and fun events to attend for free! I'm also going to implement a reading list, to give direction when we visit the library, or peruse our home library shelves, but I'll still allow them to choose. Thanks for great advice! We’re a reading family too. I love reading aloud with my kiddos and my oldest loves to read. He too could devour books on the couch all day everyday, if allowed. My daughter is a little more reluctant. She can read well, but doesn’t relish it as much as her brother. So I’m taking your advice and setting aside time to read just to her, making every effort to find books that will capture her imagination. My youngest, a ripe old 3 month old will only benefit from all this reading time!
We also love summer reading programs at public libraries. Simple rewards for reading and fun events to attend for free! I’m also going to implement a reading list, to give direction when we visit the library, or peruse our home library shelves, but I’ll still allow them to choose. Thanks for great advice!

]]> http://www.homegrownmommy.com/2009/06/25/thirsty-thursday-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-231 HomeGrown Mommy Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:18:51 +0000 http://homegrownmommy.com/?p=1568#comment-231 Hi Joy!! Thanks for stopping by! I think challenging them against themselves is probably better than against each other. I hate to create too much internal competition between siblings. I didn't think about having them choose their own prize - that probably would help them be a little more motivated to the goal! Thanks for the advice! Hi Joy!! Thanks for stopping by! I think challenging them against themselves is probably better than against each other. I hate to create too much internal competition between siblings. I didn’t think about having them choose their own prize – that probably would help them be a little more motivated to the goal! Thanks for the advice!

]]> http://www.homegrownmommy.com/2009/06/25/thirsty-thursday-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-230 Joy @ Five J's Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:15:19 +0000 http://homegrownmommy.com/?p=1568#comment-230 A couple summers ago we did a reading challenge. But it was more of a challenge against themselves. I made up a chart and put it on the kitchen wall. Each day the kids read at least 30 minutes, they put up a star on that day. If they read each and every day in the entire summer, they got a prize (that year it ended up being tennis rackets…their choice). Turns out both of my readers made their goal, and they had fun doing it, too! A couple summers ago we did a reading challenge. But it was more of a challenge against themselves. I made up a chart and put it on the kitchen wall. Each day the kids read at least 30 minutes, they put up a star on that day. If they read each and every day in the entire summer, they got a prize (that year it ended up being tennis rackets…their choice). Turns out both of my readers made their goal, and they had fun doing it, too!

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