As I read Bookmonsters, I saw much familiar advice—advice I took. Read early, read often. Talk to and with your child. Read signs on the street; read signs at the museum. Listen to books when you cannot read out loud. All of these suggestions are helpful and important, but they aren’t enough for a parent of a struggling reader or a victim of poor instruction and low expectations in school.
Plus, when they suggested how to carry this out, their advice seemed to leave out people who live in cities, walk, bike and take buses and subways. There is certainly time when walking with a stroller or towing a kid on a bike to talk with your child, pointing things out for them to observe and help them grow their vocabulary. Family bike rides are mentioned later, but not as transportation for young children. People in cities with good public transportation have an extra opportunity to read to their kids, but this isn’t mentioned.
June 24, 2021
June 24, 2021
June 24, 2021
June 24, 2021
June 24, 2021
