Comments on: Read to Your Child 15 Minutes a Day

By: Annie

Annie — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:37:53 +0000

Lynnae, I really appreciate the opportunity to guest post. Your readers came out in droves to the site. Thanks to all who’ve read the blog, commented, and/or visited my site.

Kids today are so computer literate, or will have to be, that a reading e-solution seemed ideal to me. But, whether it’s an e-book from Frugal Fiction or one handed down thru generations, our most important task is to prove Steve Jobs wrong: People do read.

Best Regards,

Annie

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By: Shari

Shari — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:47:58 +0000

I think my girls are a little young for the books here, but it’s a “novel” idea :-D We actually buy nearly all of our books from thrift stores and garage sales, most of the rest are hand-me-downs.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:02:14 +0000

I like it. I think thats a great alternative to what a lot of people do: plop their kids down in front of the TV to watch cartoons that teach them nothing.

By: LJ

LJ — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:03:35 +0000

This looks like a great supplement to paper books. I think it is a better idea than regular computer games, although I do like to educational computer games, sometimes they hold the kids’ attention better.

I read to my kids daily and they love it, they also (when they can) point out words they can read, words that are funny or too hard to pronounce and I think that makes it more fun, when they are interacting with YOU, not a computer.

Thanks for sharing, it is something worth checking out, especially if your kids are bored with their books.

Take Care

By: Sean

Sean — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:25:16 +0000

I can see where this would be to an advantage for a child who does not like to read a normal book. Thankfully our daughter loves to read anything that she can get her hands on.

One thing that we have done in the past is buy books from Ebay in bulk. Usually there are around 30-40 books per purchase (sold by the pound), and out of those 10-15 that she enjoys. It ends up averaging around a dollar a book, and the rest gives us a chance to donate to charity.

By: Ron@TheWisdomJournal

Ron@TheWisdomJournal — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:16:54 +0000

My wife and I have read to our kids from the time they were able to sit up. We always made it a priority. I’ve read the complete Chronicles of Narnia twice, one chapter at a time, right after dinner. They loved it. We’ve read all sorts of novels and stories to them and today, I have three kids who love to read. We come home from church on Sunday afternoons and, if the weather’s yucky, all three will go to their rooms and read.

Where you notice it, is in their vocabulary and choice of words. It will blow your mind how much they pick up and understand.

By: Lynnae

Lynnae — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:07:36 +0000

@Blossomteacher – I completely agree with you. However, I could also see this site as being useful for a child who loves the computer, but hates to read. I really think it would have helped my son a couple of years ago.

I think it could also be a great supplement to reading a paper book. It’s definitely better than some of the computer games out there. :)

By: Blossomteacher

Blossomteacher — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:45:37 +0000

This site looks like a wonderful supplement and something novel, but nothing replaces the tactile experience that reading with a child is! Putting a child in your lap, teaching them how to turn the pages carefully, and letting them have access to their favorite books at any time are all so important to early literacy. That being said, I could totally see using this site in my kindergarten classroom when there are more titles available :)