While Norah was enjoying the traveling touch tank exhibit at the library, I signed her up for the library's summer reading program. She listened to the librarian's explanation of the reading program and expressed a lot of excitement over seeing how many hours she could spend reading.
For the first five hours of reading to herself (or being read to), she gets a small prize and an entry to win the bigger prizes. So, she came home the first day and read for two and a half hours! No kidding! I kept track of the timer myself and it's even hard for me to believe. So, I worry that the librarians will think I am exaggerated her time when we go in with a full five hours in just a few days.
"...the child should have a set time everyday to read for fun. Begin with half an hour for first graders, and build up to an hour of reading time daily... This is an important part of the child's education: it improves his reading skills, teaches him the habit of sitting still with a book, and reminds him that reading is fun... free reading ought to be spent on literature at or slightly below the child's present reading level so that he can simply enjoy himself. The easier reading will help him increase his speed." The Well Trained Mind: The Guide to Classical Education at Home by Jessie Wise and Susan Wise Bauer
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