D'S SURE-FIRE WAY TO TEACH CHILDREN TO READ WITH CALVIN & HOBBESWe laugh at how much Zander's journey through life is mirroring Jamin's. He shocked us all yesterday. I've been working on Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons. He wants to READ and I decided he didn't need all the names and such - I'd teach him sounds so he could read. I'm trying to work with the excitement.
He loves his reading lessons, but told me Friday he was ready for "real books" and wanted to READ stories not just words - we're on lesson 10. I explained that we would read real books but that he needed to read these lessons first.
Later in the day, he had scanned our library and found vol. 1 of the complete works of Calvin and Hobbes.
We all cracked up. 10 years ago Jamin decided to quit phonics and somehow taught himself to read with the very same reading material. Who knows? Maybe I'm on to something.
Seriously, Jamin taught himself to read with Calivin and Hobbes and then went on to read Lord of the Rings. I have no clue HOW but he reads well. LOL
The Calvin and Hobbs reading method, I love it!
ReplyDeleteZander knows what he wants and how he wants to get the job done, cute.
LOL, our AJ (challenged 8 y/o learner) prefers Calvin too! It's the only book he'll voluntarily sit and sound out the words when alone.
ReplyDeleteHis school homework requirement is minimum 20 minutes/night 5 nights/week (school wide for his grade level).
He'll watch the clock and bail at 20 minutes. When he's alone w/Calvin, he'll spend twice that which is amazing for his short attention span.
Way to go Alexander for being motivated to read!!
At what age do you recommend they start? DS is only about 3.5 yrs, but he already understand that letters mean words. And he pretended to sound out a word the other day. (somehow he got the word "motorcycle" from the actual word "embroidery." LOL!)
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ReplyDeleteFor sure Jamin and Alexander are very much alike. Alexander looks, acts, and is adorable just like Jamin was.
What a nice grown up type brother he has to observe.
l/p
If you think about it, Calvin is probably a lot like them too. They must relate. :-)
ReplyDeleteC&A was very important in the reading development of my kids too. Also, the Asterix books (Goscinny & Uderzo) and the Tin Tin books (Herge), colourful and hysterical, short burst of effort which bring great rewards in terms of a) laughter and b) feelings of accomplishment.
ReplyDeleteAs an ex-SN teacher, I always recommend them for struggling or reluctant boy readers.
Dorothy, I'll look up the books you mentioned.
ReplyDeleteJen, I don't push reading. I wait for them to beg. ::snort:: That has happened around here between 4 - 10. LOL
Maybe you could write a reading curriculum centered around C&H....just kidding. It's great that he's taking the reigns and trying to read!
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LOL! Whatever it takes! Go with it.
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