Welcome back to Literacy Musing Mondays. We have a busy linkup today with lots of great stuff and important giveaway reminders! So with out further ado, introducing today’s guest hosts who are sharing their best tips for growing readers!
Tip for Growing a Reader and a Delightful Dad Read
Today I’m honored to be guest-hosting for Literacy Musings, and I’m SO excited! I’ve been busting at the seams for an opportunity to share this really funny video – and this is the best place to do just that!
It’s not a secret that both Candy and I love books. Actually, we love words. Love to write, love geeky grammar jokes, we’re allured to alliteration, and up-to-date on the correct usage of the Oxford comma (even tho’ I’ve been knows to misuse it time and again).
And therefore it’s not a surprise, either, that our kids are readers.
Up until high school, they’ve participated in our homeschool association’s “Reading Olympics”, where they score for pages-read during the school year, and even with the addition of screens via computers and video games and iPods, they still enjoy the written word. Makes a momma real happy 🙂
When they were young, we read aloud to them almost religiously…at bedtime, in the afternoons, on rainy days, or for no “reason” at all. As a matter of fact, when they were still in cribs, I would often toss a board book or two into the crib and encourage them to “read” while I took a shower and dressed in the morning! I never told them they couldn’t read…subsequent reading lessons in school were no big deal: just another part of our school day.
Of course, even though I read to them during the day, it was much more fun when daddy read in the evenings or on weekends! He “became” the characters, and loved to almost act out the parts. Also a lover of words, Paul’s favorite books to read were those written by Dr. Seuss and Richard Scarry and Shel Silverstein. Those authors, among others, had such a fun and skillful use of the language! One day our oldest daughter Lauren was home from college and “caught” daddy reading “Runny Babbit” to our younger kids. If you’re not familiar with that book, you HAVE to check it out of the library, or better yet, purchase your own copy. He writes a series of (very) short stories about a Bunny Rabbit using spoonerisms…it’s an uproarious tongue-twister!
So here’s the aforementioned video, for your literary enjoyment:
Which, of course, leads me to my “tip” for growing a reader at home ~
Starting Early and Often…Make Reading Fun
And if you can get dad, or another enthusiastic adult, to add a little excitement or twist of their own…all the better! A different voice, a different approach, a different presentation of books helps children realize the breadth and depth or words, and the potential and possibility they hold…
Needing a bit of parenting encouragement today? Hop on over to PatAndCandy where we’re featuring a review of Anita Mellot’s devotional “Home is Where The School Is”…
Thanks again, Mary, for the opportunity to guest host and “head up” the party today!
Keep reading, everyone 🙂
Pat Fenner is mom to 5, and has been homeschooling for almost 20 years. A lover-of-words from way back, she encourages others in parenting and home educating with her pal and co-devotee, Candy Reid, over at PatAndCandy.com. Connect with them on Social sites such as Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter.
In other news, we still have two great giveaways on going. First the Cherished Magazine subscription giveaway continues til Sunday, November 22! Remember, we will have two Giveaway winners.
Plus there is still time to enter Mary’s giveaway of the book by Linda Kuhar, Worthy of a Miracle, which ends on Friday, November 27th. Remember, Linda provided her with a free, signed copy to giveaway to one of our readers! You can read her review here.
Now on to our weekly link-up for everything literacy-related!
Last Week’s Top Clicked Post!
How Little House Books Tempt Me
By our own co-host Leslie from Forever Joyful.
Did you read these fun books? I did. Leslie reminiscences about her experiences reading them and then shares how they are impacting her life now. She writes about how if she is not careful the books make her feel less than perfect like the mother and children seemed to be in these classics. You will want to read this interesting post about these great books!
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Linking up with these hops this week: #LifeGivingLinkup; Inspire Me Mondays at Create with Joy, Inspire Me Monday at Angie Ryg,Mama Moments Monday, Motivation Mondays, Good Morning Mondays, Inspire Me Mondays at Table for 7, Mommy Monday Blog Hop, Tell Me a True Story Blog Party, #Words with Winter Linkup, The Book Nook – Blog Party For Book Lovers!, Totally Terrific Tuesdays, Women with Intention Wednesdays, What to Read Wednesdays, Mom’s Library, A Little R &R Wednesday’s linkup, Kid Lit Blog Hop, Booknificent Thursdays, Cozy Reading Spot, and TGI Saturdays.
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Create With Joy says
November 25, 2015 at 3:50 amHappy Thanksgiving to you Mary – so thrilled to learn that I’m a winner in the Cherished giveaway! 🙂
Sheryl @ CherishedMag says
November 23, 2015 at 9:53 amCongrats to our two winners! Jennifer and Create With Joy! You have been emailed to direction on how to claim your prize!
Thanks again for having us over to Mary-andering Creatively!
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Anamika Agnihotri says
November 19, 2015 at 2:48 amI enjoyed reading this post. This post reiterated the work I am doing with my 4.5 yr old son to raise him as a reader by reading to him twice a day and getting him to be around books. I love to watch him sitting totally engrosed in the illustrations and pictures of the books.
Mary Hill says
November 19, 2015 at 12:07 pmThat is wonderful and special. I bet your son is so cute. 🙂
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eli@coachdaddy says
November 17, 2015 at 4:23 pmThis is odd – my middle child says she doesn’t like to read *because* I read to her. She says she fell behind in reading because she just listened to me and didn’t develop the skills. I wish she’d been able to foster a love for reading instead.
Mary Hill says
November 19, 2015 at 12:11 pmHi, true. That is why interactive reading techniques are important with some children. Ask questions and even encourage them to read to you instead. Let them pick what they want to share. Allow any reading materials: magazines, pamphlets, etc. Reading is reading 🙂
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Keri says
November 17, 2015 at 8:38 amI always love finding so many great reads here!
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Sheryl @ CherishedMag says
November 16, 2015 at 11:28 pmLooking forward to announcing the winner soon ..thank you again for hosting the Cherished Magazine Subscription Giveaway!
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Debbie W. says
November 16, 2015 at 2:00 pmThanks for the giveaways. I know Linda personally and she is a wonderful lady. I’ve been part of her team to publicize the book. Hope to win a copy to share with a friend. I love reading and have since elementary school.
Mary Hill says
November 16, 2015 at 3:59 pmDebbie, thanks for stopping by and your support. You are so lucky to know Linda. She sounds like a wonderful Christian woman 🙂
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~ linda says
November 16, 2015 at 12:04 pmAs a teacher and librarian, reading, reading reading with children is the BEST and most wonderful way for learning to enjoy reading and books, for relationships and for just time together. I love the dad down there on the floor with the kids. It is GREAT!
Thanks for bringing us together each week. ~ linda
Mary Hill says
November 16, 2015 at 4:04 pmLinda, thanks for stopping by I really appreciate you and your support. 😉
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Corinne Rodrigues says
November 16, 2015 at 11:45 amYou do a great job of hosting this, Mary! Thank you.
I so enjoyed the little video and the guest post too.
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Barbara H. says
November 16, 2015 at 10:02 amReading was our kids’ favorite activity when they were younger. Two of them fell out of love of reading in their teen-age years, but one came back to it as an adult. I am still holding out hope for the last one. 🙂
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Hannah@SeeingtheLovely says
November 16, 2015 at 9:30 amThanks for hosting, Mary! I so enjoy hearing everyone’s recommendations and stories about how much they love books. It’s so much fun to be among a community of readers!
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Kelly @RaisingSamuels says
November 16, 2015 at 9:19 amThanks for hosting! Hope you have a wonderful week 🙂
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Lux says
November 16, 2015 at 3:01 amAw. Good luck to those who entered.
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MB says
November 15, 2015 at 10:32 pmAw my dad always put on the best voices for stories 🙂
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Eva/ Kid Minds says
November 15, 2015 at 10:04 pmVery cute video. I like to read Little House on the Prairie with my kids. They keep asking, “is this real or it’s all made up.” That way of living just doesn’t seem possible to them! Hope you had a great week! Thanks for hosting, Mary!
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Mary Hill says
November 15, 2015 at 10:37 pmEva, you welcome. Thanks for stopping by and joining us again. 😉
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Create With Joy says
November 15, 2015 at 7:24 pmThanks Mary for hosting – I hope you have an AMAZING week! 🙂
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Michele Morin says
November 15, 2015 at 6:38 pmI appreciate your excitement about literacy. Some of my fondest memories of homeschooling have involved books, and I’m thankful still to have the opportunity to read chapter books to my boys.
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