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To: Ramius; JenB; Overtaxed
And this... * As part of home learning, your child is required to read or 30 minutes at home everyday and log it. Sign the reading log daily! I detest!!

30 minutes dedicated to reading. As a forced requirement. Way to instill a love of reading there, huh? We all know that kids just love doing things they are forced to do. *rolls eyes*

And that is in addition to the regular "home learning" (ie, homework) that the teacher sends home. So, the kids spend an entire hour with homework before they can eat, bathe, watch TV, spend time with family, etc.

It's not Scottish.

5,145 posted on 08/08/2005 6:19:19 PM PDT by RMDupree (HHD: Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: RMDupree

Good grief.

The only thing I can suggest is that you two find books you both enjoy and read together. Make it a family activity. What sorts of books does she like? If there's a book you know she'd like but that's really too hard to read herself, why not have one of those evenings be "read to her" nights? Believe me, having books read to you is just as important as practicing reading yourself.


5,147 posted on 08/08/2005 6:27:35 PM PDT by JenB (Go and catch a falling star...)
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To: RMDupree

Hehehe....have her do her reading assignment during class.


5,149 posted on 08/08/2005 6:40:13 PM PDT by Overtaxed
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To: RMDupree

Yah... that makes it look almost like reading is a "punishment" of sorts.

That's no way to get kids to like to read. It needs to be something exciting for them, and they'll crave it anyway.


5,151 posted on 08/08/2005 6:41:41 PM PDT by Ramius (Buy blades for war fighters: http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net)
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