tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303542396046121869.post7058464005955372240..comments2023-05-21T23:02:07.221+10:00Comments on On Writing, Tech, and Other Loquacities: Reading to childrenAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04441639648185651632noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303542396046121869.post-6199708431979369772009-03-04T09:03:00.000+11:002009-03-04T09:03:00.000+11:00Er, the single quote marks should have been on the...Er, the single quote marks should have been on the second "read" in that paragraph, not the first!<BR/><BR/>That'll teach me to proofread what I write!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04441639648185651632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303542396046121869.post-82278196163244237592009-03-04T08:59:00.000+11:002009-03-04T08:59:00.000+11:00Hi Fiona, thanks for stopping by!I have to agree w...Hi Fiona, thanks for stopping by!<BR/><BR/>I have to agree with you. What I find interesting is that parents have to be cajoled into it. I love reading to T, and the best bit is watching her grow up through her understanding of the stories, the changing array of books we read, and the conversations we have about them.<BR/><BR/>In the past (before we started reading "chapter books" quite so much),Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04441639648185651632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303542396046121869.post-61306832350608695652009-03-04T08:42:00.000+11:002009-03-04T08:42:00.000+11:00We (speech paths) are always going on abotu the im...We (speech paths) are always going on abotu the importance of readinmg to kids - even when they start reading themselves. So many parents STOP readng to their kids once it becomes the home reader at night, forgetting that kids needs stories that extend them also. <BR/><BR/>ACT librarie now have downloadable "books on tape" so that even if the idea of reading is tedious (particularly if you're Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com