![]() ![]() I’m a big, big fan of having kids read a ton of books that are easy for them. I’ve actually done a whole podcast episode on using series books to help your developing reader fall in love with reading. (One of my own developing readers with our doodle, Tomie dePawla □) A Short Window The goal, in that stage is in fact a large quantity of words. Just after they’ve gotten a handle on decoding words, we want to encourage them to increase their speed and fluency … ![]() I want to emphasize that when our kids are learning to read and they’re developing speed and fluency and comprehension, the single most important thing they can do to become better readers (outside of being read-aloud to, of course!) is to read a large quantity of words.Ī child new to reading might be five years old, or they might be nine years old-it depends entirely on when your child learns to read- and both ages are just fine. “Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.” Some books are great for deep-diving, but others are primed for skimming, or speed-reading, or staying up till 2 in the morning because you’re dying to know what happens next. Not every book that we read is equally formative or equally deserving of our time and attention.
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