{"id":47728,"date":"2022-05-12T10:18:11","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T17:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/classic.powertactics.com\/?p=47728"},"modified":"2022-08-25T10:00:14","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T17:00:14","slug":"read-aloud-to-your-readers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classic.powertactics.com\/read-aloud-to-your-readers\/","title":{"rendered":"Read Aloud to Your Readers!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Many children are reading independently by the intermediate years. With my oldest two, it didn’t occur to me to keep reading to them once they were flying solo. My job seemed complete; the skill of reading and the habit of reading were set.<\/p>\n

It was natural\u00a0to read books aloud to the following two children for much longer as those\u00a0skills and habits were set much later. Also, in those early\u00a0years of parenting,\u00a0I was always eager to get to the next stage. Eventually, my thinking shifted and I did everything in my power to settle into each stage and stay as long as possible.<\/p>\n

My youngest four have been read to a lot and it is a stage in which\u00a0I’m in no\u00a0rush\u00a0to let go.\u00a0Even my 16-year-old, 6-foot-tall son is part of our morning time read-aloud.<\/p>\n

Continuing to read aloud to your readers comes with some perks so keep going!<\/p>\n

Factory Settings<\/h3>\n

Every family develops\u00a0a family culture. Have you put thought\u00a0into what you\u00a0want your family culture to look like, or is your family operating on\u00a0factory settings? Being purposeful about developing a culture of reading aloud is a very\u00a0simple\u00a0way to break free from those settings.<\/p>\n

Family Bonding<\/h3>\n

There is no shortage of things that pull\u00a0families away from each other. We need to be purposeful about protecting the things that draw us together. There are expensive and time-intensive\u00a0ways to accomplish this and then there are the simple day in and day out rhythms of life that I would suggest work even better: eating together, reading aloud, and worshipping together.<\/p>\n

I’ve only just begun reading The Life Giving Home<\/a>, <\/em>but if you want to be inspired as you build\u00a0family culture and bonding I think this would be a good place to start.<\/p>\n

Avoid Losing Ground<\/h3>\n

Your readers lose ground when you\u00a0have been reading aloud to them and then stop because they are reading independently. The vocabulary and writing that your\u00a0newly independent readers interact with will be\u00a0simple…by design.\u00a0Continue to read aloud! We want them to be bumping into language that is above their reading level, not to mention the added benefit of hearing how to properly pronounce difficult words.<\/p>\n

Life-Long Learning<\/h3>\n

Reading aloud together allows you to demonstrate how to soak in everything you can from reading a book. After completing a chapter or two\u00a0expand your knowledge of\u00a0the country in which the\u00a0story is set by pouring over a\u00a0map book<\/a>\u00a0together. The Peterson Field Guides<\/a><\/em> are not just for nature walks!\u00a0They are a great resource to use as you explore books together. Grab one off the shelf to learn a little more\u00a0about the animal or flower that was mentioned. YouTube and Google work as well,\u00a0and we use them but I also love building a family library.\u00a0\u00a0Whatever tools you decide to use, the idea is to be reading aloud with your children. It gives\u00a0you the opportunity to show them what it looks like to be a curious lifelong learner.<\/p>\n

Build Communication Skills<\/h3>\n

When you read aloud to your children you’ve opened the door to all sorts of conversations and communication skill-building.\u00a0If you are reading to multiple children it’s a great way for them to\u00a0learn that others may develop opposing opinions, and have differing perspectives. This summer I’m diving into Teaching the Classics<\/a>. If you are interested in using dialogue and conversation more purposefully\u00a0in your homeschool then you should check it out too.<\/p>\n

Discussing books gives children an opportunity to practice moving their\u00a0thoughts, ideas, and opinions from their minds to the spoken word. It’s such a simple thing but it builds communication skills. Many families use narration as a foundation to build writing skills. Honestly, it’s not something we’ve been super successful with but its value became very obvious to me as we tried to tackle\u00a0Writing with Ease<\/a>. <\/em>The skill that is developed with this program was a real challenge for my children. I suspect that solid narration skills would have helped.\u00a0We carry a bunch of narration resources<\/a>; I have my eye on Know and Tell<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>by Karen Glass.<\/p>\n

Keep Reading Aloud!<\/h3>\n

We all live in a sea of amazing homeschool ideas. You need to know that you can’t possibly do them all and in fact, the “good” homeschool mom is not the one who tries to do it all. You would be wise to slow down, think things through, and be purposeful and prayerful about the homeschooling culture you want. It will mean saying no to things…even good things. Having said all of that, reading aloud to your children is foundational and not a trend. It’s worth making time for.<\/p>\n

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by\u00a0Adrianne Curwen<\/strong><\/p>\n

Adrianne is a wife to a public-school educator\/administrator and a homeschooling Mama to seven children, ranging in age from 8 to 24 and in 2021 the family added a son-in-law to the bunch. She believes that we have a unique opportunity as homeschoolers to design individualized education that suits giftings, interests, and passions. She and her husband have used a blend of registered homeschooling, enrolment with independent DL schools, and participation in public trade school programs to design individualized programs for their children.\u00a0 She is passionate about using as many read-alouds, picture books, novels, and conversations to educate her children but also gets excited by the amazing homeschool-designed curriculum that\u2019s out there. \u00a0Adrianne is thrilled by her new role as Communication Specialist for Classical Education Books and is grateful to have an opportunity to learn something new.\u00a0 She is grateful, every day, for her saviour, Jesus Christ, and has no greater joy than when she sees her most important missions field walk with Him.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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