How many books did your kids end up reading?
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Anonymous
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Both my kids love to read, we went to the library weekly and also bought some books (they both brought a stack to the beach). So I couldn't count.
But....I should have had them both do math practice--both of them will likely struggle with math this year based on last year's showing :/ |
Anonymous
Same ! |
Anonymous
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Not in MCPS but my 10 year old probably read 20 long books (like 5-50 hours on audiobook), and my 13 yo maybe 2 if you can add up portions of books read.
My 10 year old doesn't like doing just one thing at a time, so if is doing anything else that isn't playing on the computer or with another person, he is also listening to an audiobook. On the swing, in the car, walking around the house, eating a snack, playing with a ball, etc. He listens on 3x speed. But it's my 13 yo who is so intelligent with language that it takes me aback. Learning is weird. |
Anonymous
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Tons.
Lots of graphic novels, so we’re not talking great literature here, but if they’re asking to go to the library 2x/week, I’m good with that. |
Anonymous
Moby Dick and War and Peace. He's only in first grade, so we didn't want to push it. |
Anonymous
| I don't track how many books my kids read. They read all the time. |
Anonymous
My 7th grader is the same. She loves super depressing and a bit morbid type books. She must have read about 10 novels. She's a very avid reader. No Poe yet, possibly because I got it for her and she prefers to 'discover' books on her own. |
Anonymous
| We don't consider audio books or graphic novels reading. |
Anonymous
Experts would disagree with you. |
Anonymous
I guess I don't see how looking at pictures or listening to recordings really helps reading. I mean at that point you may as well include TV shows. |
Anonymous
These are just two random links. There is a LOT of research to support the value of either one. https://literacytrust.org.uk/news/we-release-research-review-benefits-audiobooks-literacy/ https://library.ecu.edu/networkingsummit/wp-content/pv-uploads/sites/267/2018/06/2007-LMC_Feb04_Crawford.pdf |
Anonymous
When you read, you create a voice in your head. When somebody else reads, they create the voice for you. either way, you take a voice and construct meaning from it. With a graphic novel, there are literal words in there that you read. How is that not reading? Also the pictures do not just tell you what was read. They add more detail or entirely new information. Here is what a cognitive scientist has to say about it: http://www.danielwillingham.com/daniel-willingham-science-and-education-blog/is-listening-to-an-audio-book-cheating Oh and Im' the PP whose son listens to audiobooks. DD has read all the same books, but not in audio format. When they discuss the books, there is no difference in the depth of their understanding that cannot be explained by a three-year age gap. If you think of reading as just decoding, sure, audiobooks don't do that. But reading isn't just decoding. |
Anonymous
Interesting link. Thanks. And our kids read dozens per year. But we drag them to the library every month and won't leave until they've gathered a handful of age / grade appropriate books. And that includes some illustration heavy tomes. |
Anonymous
Agree! My kid didn't read any books but improved their reading by watching anime on Netflix. |
Anonymous
Especially the dubbed ones! There are words like graphic novels! |