Every parent I know that has school aged kids desires that their children spend quite a bit of time in the summer reading. Not only is it a wonderfully quiet activity, but of course it is also so good for the brain and keeps the kids thinking over the summer. Being a former English teacher, I am of course no exception to this summer reading dream. A few weeks ago I printed off reading charts for the kids to encourage them to read 30 minutes (Faith) and 20 minutes (Shane) a day. And it motivated Faith to read, which was great!
Last week Thursday we ventured to the local library to find more books for the kids to once again encourage the summer reading program. While we were there, the librarian gave us some information about the library's summer reading challenge. When we arrived back at the house, Faith looked at the reading paper we received. This year the kids can color in strawberries on a reading log for every hour that they spend reading. Once five are colored in, the reading log can be turned into the library for a small prize, and will then be entered into an end of summer drawing to win a Nook. Faith asked me what a Nook was, and when she found out, she turned into a reading machine!!!
Yesterday Faith read for three hours - that we counted at least as in I set a timer and she read. It does not count reading before bed, or in the car, or just a book here or there. Then, she read two more hours this morning to finish her first reading log. After lunch we went to the library to turn in the log and of course find more books for the girl to read!! I love that she enjoys reading and that it comes naturally to her as I have learned this is a gift!
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