[blparent] reading with children

[Deborah Kent Stein]

I'm glad to hear that others enjoy this lovely ritual.  It's a great bonding 
opportunity on lots of levels.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jan wright" <jan.wrightfamily5 at gmail.com>
To: "blparent" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 2:32 PM
Subject: [blparent] reading with children


> hi Debbie,
> Reading and talking was a bedtime ritual in our house.
> i had four active children and, if left  to their own devices would
> play around at least 90minutes before settling down for bed.
> So, i would accompany them upstairs and  we would talk and read to settle 
> down.
> I also had a child who had a bit of difficulty reading. We all read
> together so that if there were any difficult words or challenging
> subject matter, I would help them understand it.
> Besides, some of the books were interesting. i admit it!
>  We would talk: "do you know anyone like that? What do you think the
> world would be like if...? What would you do if?"
> It worked for us.
> Jan
>
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