If you are a longtime reader, then you know me pretty darn well. You know that I'm a wee bit odd, I adore my children, and that I'm trying to make sense of this fanciful job of mothering and life with a big dose of love and laughter. But I have confession to make.
I've been holding out on you.
I have hardly even mentioned one of the absolute most important things in our family life. I never felt that I could just touch on it. There was too much to say. We swear by it. We consider it the very core of our children's education and have done it every day for thirteen years now.
It's a consuming passion for the whole family.
Bearing in mind, that this is very much a work in progress, please go check out my 'other baby'.
We plan to read aloud to our children until the day they leave for college.
The potential that lies therein gives me goosebumps.
This site explains why.
And how.
And what.
It's all there.
So now you know me a little better!
p.s. it really is a work in progress, and will eventually offer a subscription curriculum for this incredible reading journey. any input is so very appreciated and needed!
This is great!!! I read aloud to our little man everyday at least once, but most days three or four times...he loves books :)
ReplyDeleteI also read aloud to my hubby sometimes when he is driving. He loves it!
I read every night to my son right before bed for about 30-45 minutes from when he was about six months to when he went to live with his dad at the end of 6th grade. At the end of first grade he was not reading on his own (in spite of examples and a desire for books). After evaluation in second grade he was in SpEd for learning difficulties. I credit his SpEd teachers with getting him back on reading level by 6th grade after a two year delay, but I like to think that he had an internal desire because he loved being read to and wanted to read for himself. Now days, he is grown and he always has a book in his pocket, if not his hand. Best thing a parent can do for their child. Helen
ReplyDeletewe read aloud too!!! off to check out the site :)
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ReplyDeleteWe all read aloud to each other... siblings, parents, all the combos.
Ages 7-13-17-21-45-46. It is one of my favorite habits about our family...
especially when I hear the children, taking turns, late into the night, reading aloud, together.
Our baby shower was instead a baby coming home party and it was a bring your favorite childhood book. Her bookshelf was full immediately. My now 16 month old daughter will walk into her room and point to her bookshelf and say "bo" since she can't quite get the whole word out.
ReplyDeleteWow, Ivey, this is awesome. I love your Read Aloud site and your passion!!! Thanks for sharing this. Reading aloud to our children is a priceless touchstone for which so many things evolve from (aside from the educational benefits of course) --bonding, reconnection, ritual, imagination, compassion, creativity,the list goes on--as you already know and share so wonderfully. And the children never get bored or tired of it, never.
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I agree with this concept. I am a teacher of young children in a K-12 school and our highschool teacher reads aloud to her students. My husband and I also read aloud to each other, and of course our son. Reading aloud has so many benefits at any age.
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, we are a read aloud family too and what I love is now my children will read aloud to me!
ReplyDeletesounds amazing. I am the daughter of a rare book dealer, so I was raised with the beauty and importance of reading. They have a lovely collection of books and I don's plan to ever get rid of any, just add to it. I'm going to need some built-in bookshelves someday.
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Love it! My mom was amazing at this! Long road trips, sitting on the couch, curled up on a bed, she could make a book come alive, and not just children's books. Especially on road trips she would just start reading from whatever book she had started and before long the entire car would be wrapped up in it, begging for another chapter. I really do think it brought our family even closer.
ReplyDeletei love it and will go check it out. i read outloud to my kids for an hour or so every night. they are 6,8, and 10 and we will continue too. sooo much comes up when we read - it is a huge part of our schooling.
ReplyDeleteViva la Revolucion! Linda
ReplyDeleteAwesome! I hope to do this too, though the 8 year old is starting to slip somewhat---so hard to find books he likes. He says my picks are too gilt, ugh !
ReplyDeletethank you for this worthwhile information I must post a link on my blog so my associates can benefit from it also.
ReplyDeleteReading to my kids is my favorite part of their education, especially now that we're reading books that we ALL love! I look forward to hearing more about this revolution, you revolutionary, you.
ReplyDeleteI love so many of these titles. As a former 6th grade teacher, I always enjoyed the looks on my students' faces when I asked them to scoot in around my chair and sit for a chapter or two. I love reading aloud to my little girls now, and can't imagine ever stopping as the stories (and conversations) get more and more complexly beautiful. Great link; thanks.
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