tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3619064257976283368.post971530706120224242..comments2024-03-08T01:54:50.222-05:00Comments on . . . Even in Australia: Reading Is An Adventure and the Positive Power of Peer PressureEven in Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04477875616674358434noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3619064257976283368.post-52300135869948432682012-02-17T17:02:44.671-05:002012-02-17T17:02:44.671-05:00Roald Dahl hooked my youngest, which is good becau...Roald Dahl hooked my youngest, which is good because he goes from easy reading books (<i>Esio Trot</i>, in his case) up through subtle stuff like <i>Danny, Champion of the World</i>, and they are great read alouds so you can share read with enthusiasm.<br /><br />My oldest grabbed a series off my shelves when he was seven and a late reader, and then devoured them and hasn't stopped reading yet. They were SF books and had some adult content and curse words, so I felt very odd watching him read them, but HE WAS READING and I couldn't bring myself to stop him. (Wen Spencer's Ukiah Oregon books, if you are wondering. )<br /><br />We used to take turns picking the chapter book I read aloud, and so I plowed through a few Pokemon adventure tales, which again are not going to win any literature awards, but then again the names of the Pokemon were one of the few things that would make that boy read phonetically (he's still 90% a sight reader, but hey, it works for him except for spelling tests).Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18005286623073064886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3619064257976283368.post-42091376333630696632012-02-16T19:27:44.973-05:002012-02-16T19:27:44.973-05:00I'll have to check those out! Sounds like some...I'll have to check those out! Sounds like something my daughter would love. :)Rachel Schieffelbeinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01629400142880123520noreply@blogger.com