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[quote=Anonymous]I’m still mulling over what has been said in this thread.

1. Reading well and a love or passion for reading is not a gift.

I will concede this one. Whether it is or isn’t, who really cares? I think it’s kind of an obnoxious thing to say out loud.

2. If it is a gift, it is a useless one.

The pps who are most vocal about this one seem to have done really well for themselves by being good at reading.

3. My kid is also an advanced reader, just go to the library.

It’s not about her being advanced at reading. It’s about her passion for reading. She is always reading. She chooses reading over everything else 9/10. She wakes up early to read, and she’s been like this since she was born. When she runs out of things to read she just re-reads her favorites.

4. You shouldn’t make it competitive.

I agree I should not kill her love for reading with stupid competitions. I still think she would actually really like something like battle of the books. And I think she’d like to meet other kids like her. And I think she would like the challenge.

5.  Just have her write.

She likes writing, but it’s not like she likes reading. So I can buy her a journal, and she may write a bit. I can buy a typing app and make her use it. It’s all fine, but she is not necessarily going to write with anywhere near the same zeal as she reads. There isn’t anything wrong with that. But I can’t just force her into writing. I will talk to her about being patient with writing.

I’m just going to let her keep reading as she is and try to keep my eye out for great books that will “ broaden her horizon”. I’m also going to try to get her to use goodreads.

She has no other hobbies. Nothing like reading. She has actually protested joining an after school club because it would take away from her down time (reading time). We made her sign up. She is a 19th century couch potato.

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