tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088113770123432990.post7918262659459098841..comments2023-10-10T02:44:53.382-07:00Comments on Pioneer Country: Learningjoc4jesushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06540979798063576546noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088113770123432990.post-7562892556682331532010-02-13T02:08:36.425-08:002010-02-13T02:08:36.425-08:00Yeah - when I said in "no time" I wasn&#...Yeah - when I said in "no time" I wasn't thinking of national curriculum standards!! Despite having one early reader myself I don't think 8 is that old really and Waldorf certainly doesn't. Also when it does come it comes much quicker because of the added maturity. I bet there will be no real difference between him and an early reader at, say, 12. I think being read to fulfills other functions too - it's a good way of getting parental attention (in a postive way!) and brings back memories of being little again (and we all need that!)Thinking about it some more - I still love being read to<br />but I also enjoy the speed that comes from being able to do it myself. Also being more "sciency" might mean he enjoys reading technical stuff more than stories eventually?Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16069768260931561877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088113770123432990.post-50322270727619275002010-02-12T11:48:10.201-08:002010-02-12T11:48:10.201-08:00I wish it were true but at 8, despite living in a ...I wish it were true but at 8, despite living in a house full of books and having me read to him obsessively, George has only really just mastered reading. And he still prefers being read to than reading himself. I think they're rebelling against their literary parents. LOL. Brilliant advice, though, nevertheless. I just loooooovvvvvveeeee reading. Hope they will too one day.joc4jesushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06540979798063576546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088113770123432990.post-77988623805787227912010-02-12T08:32:57.507-08:002010-02-12T08:32:57.507-08:00Just read, read, read, everything and anything and...Just read, read, read, everything and anything and enjoy stories together- they'll read in no time cos they get fed up relying on you to tell them how the stories end!! Especially if you have a few deliberate "I'm too busy" moments!!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16069768260931561877noreply@blogger.com