tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8098166548604294064.post6652470025719211223..comments2023-09-07T03:29:12.534-07:00Comments on May Every Word Tell: Family Bookslindsay eyrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02394740649672328926noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8098166548604294064.post-66598166919837322762013-02-28T14:26:13.874-08:002013-02-28T14:26:13.874-08:00I love your blog - so happy to have stumbled upon ...I love your blog - so happy to have stumbled upon it. I would add E Nesbit's books (Five Children and It, The Railway Children) to this list of wonderful stories with a family group as the main character. I love the relationships and interactions of the sibling groups in E Nesbit's stories. Also, my son is the eldest in my family and so far has been willing to listen to and read every thing I can think of - I work hard at foisting the female heroines on him NOW when he doesn't have much independence...so he must rely on my reading longer stories to him or listening to them on CD (he is 6 1/2). I don't know how this experiment will end with him...but it has been my goal to push him in his ability to appreciate literature...enjoying a good story and not judging a book by its cover, etc. This was most obvious when we listened to Farmer Boy which he was enthralled with. I wasn't sure if he'd be interested in listening to Laura's side since she is a girl. But I told him that Almanzo eventually comes into Laura's story. So we listened and waited for the moment when he appeared. But really he was easily captivated by Laura's adventures as well. I would say that listening to books on CD can be an effective tool for drawing boys into stories that they may otherwise not read...and until they are able to read well enough on their own. But I have a reverse problem...my daughter who is 4 is more reluctant about reading. I don't know if it is her age...but I have a difficult time interesting her in trying new books that she hasn't heard. Is this an age thing? Or did I just miss the boat with her because I was too busy reading to my older child and she didn't get as much early reading time that he did? Also, curious about how you decided to homeschool some of your children but not all? Considering homeschooling for a period of time with our children. Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09951505265625772310noreply@blogger.com