Comments on: Learning to Read http://christianunschooling.com/2009/06/18/learning-to-read/ Encouragement and resources for Christian unschooling, relaxed/eclectic home educating families--living in freedom in Christ. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:10:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: julie http://christianunschooling.com/2009/06/18/learning-to-read/comment-page-1/#comment-339 julie Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:43:21 +0000 http://christianunschooling.com/?p=273#comment-339 It is a lovely way to learn to read. I could read before I went to school but was still made to wade through the boring 'beginner readers'. Great post. Interesting read. Thanks. It is a lovely way to learn to read.
I could read before I went to school but was still made to wade through the boring ‘beginner readers’.
Great post. Interesting read. Thanks.

]]> By: Mandy http://christianunschooling.com/2009/06/18/learning-to-read/comment-page-1/#comment-250 Mandy Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:08:30 +0000 http://christianunschooling.com/?p=273#comment-250 Beautiful. This brought back so many memories for me. My dad never read. I never understood why. My mom, however, always devoured books. She'd go to bed and read every night before falling asleep. One of my favorite childhood memories involves reading. Every Sunday night, mama and I would lay in bed and she would read to me the Funnies (the comics from the Sunday paper). I would stare blankly at her. I didn't think it was funny. She'd explain the joke. I'd say, "I understand it. I just don't think it's funny". (I slept with my parents until I was nine). This same scenario could be used to describe her reading Amelia Bedelia books to me. She'd crack up and I'd not crack a smile! Thanks for helping me think back on my favorite reading memories. I hear ya about required reading. I had an English teacher suggest I just buy the Cliff Notes for LORD OF THE FLIES because no matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't understand that stupid book. I wanted to be reading something else! Beautiful. This brought back so many memories for me.
My dad never read. I never understood why. My mom, however, always devoured books. She’d go to bed and read every night before falling asleep. One of my favorite childhood memories involves reading. Every Sunday night, mama and I would lay in bed and she would read to me the Funnies (the comics from the Sunday paper). I would stare blankly at her. I didn’t think it was funny. She’d explain the joke. I’d say, “I understand it. I just don’t think it’s funny”. (I slept with my parents until I was nine). This same scenario could be used to describe her reading Amelia Bedelia books to me. She’d crack up and I’d not crack a smile!

Thanks for helping me think back on my favorite reading memories. I hear ya about required reading. I had an English teacher suggest I just buy the Cliff Notes for LORD OF THE FLIES because no matter how hard I tried, I just couldn’t understand that stupid book. I wanted to be reading something else!

]]> By: Penny http://christianunschooling.com/2009/06/18/learning-to-read/comment-page-1/#comment-248 Penny Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:24:13 +0000 http://christianunschooling.com/?p=273#comment-248 Nicely written, I could just see you peeking over your mother's shoulder with wide eyed curiosity. :) Nicely written, I could just see you peeking over your mother’s shoulder with wide eyed curiosity. :)

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