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Literature/Reading question
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If the literature on the SCM guide is to be read aloud, what does the child actually read to himself? Because I know a 1st grader, well atleast mine when I had one, could not read Charlotte’s Web. 🙂
You’re right – the literature read alouds are for the parents (or older children) to read. Click on the beginning reading part of the curriculum guide for suggestions of “readers”
http://simplycharlottemason.com/planning/scmguide/begread/
Rebekah
I don’t know if I’m going to answer your question well or not, but I’m going to give it a try.
After my 7 1/2 yo began reading well enough to *share* reading with me (he reads a paragraph, I read a paragraph) we graduated to chapter books. Now he reads The Boxcar Children, some of the books listed in Module 5 history and oodles of picture books (from book lists I’ve found at this site and others) to my 4 1/2 yo. I have scoured our town for good books for my boys to choose from throughout the day/week/month to read when they need some quiet time or for our literature. He has read all of the Billy and Blaze books, and at one point I had a list of 20 books he’d read in less than a month. He loves to read:)
Okay, maybe I didn’t quite answer your question well enough. My 7 yo has History books he reads (or I read to him, which is just as good, if not better for him), literature for his age/grade, copywork that he copies and reads, library books, science books that go with our 106 days (or other living science books), hymns for copywork, math word problems, Bible stories, and anything else he can get his hands on.
I started to build a home library for my kids once we converted over to this method and just keep the books out at all times (in a crate/shelf within reach of the kids) to grab and read whenever they want. Plus we hit the library weekly/bi-weekly. I have to admit I did not do this as much for my 11 yo when he was 7, but I wish I had. He has become an avid reader in spite of my ignorance and I’m so proud of him:)
I hope this makes sense, it’s late and I probably should’ve posted this in the morning:)
I have a question regarding this as well. We all know that we can’t read every book all of our children read. So how do we evaluate their understanding (by their narrations) if we haven’t read the book ourselves?
Hopefully others will chime if I’m a little off base…
But, this is what I do so far: My 11 yo has History books to read or to be read to him from Module 5, just by quickly looking through the books I can tell which one’s I will be reading to him and those he can handle himself. He will still be expected to narrate after each chapter/paragraph, etc., and add to his BOC. I will probably be reading 1/2 to him, but we’ll see.
When he chooses books from the literature module or from our book list/crate/library I just ask him, ever so casually, to tell me what’s going on in that book that has captured his attention so much. He loves to share what his books are about, so I know by his narrations that he’s *getting* the book. If it’s a book that I feel is on a *deeper* level then I just suggest that I read it to him and he always agrees. I love to read to him and share in the that journey with him anyway so it’s well worth my time.
I read most of our science books to him (his preferrence and minel), and our Bible Time books I read out loud as well. He has a devotional book he reads in the morning and evening. I don’t ask about that one, if he chooses to share, then fine, if not, I don’t mind because I feel it’s a private time for him and his Savior.
HTH. Gotta make breakfast.
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