Name: CHEC Rocky Mountain Homeschool Conference
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Tagged: reading aloud, reading one's own books

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January 8, 2015 at 4:32 pm
Missy OH
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I am thinking of tweaking some things for the rest of the school year.
We are going to use SCM’s Middle Ages family guide. CM said children should be reading their own books and not so much the parent/teacher reading aloud. We as a family want to study some subjects together so it makes sense for me to read aloud the books to the children at the same time. I am now wondering if maybe we should all have our own history books and take turns reading aloud? Do you think this will cause problems with trying to retain and narrate especially if someone is having trouble with pronunciation? Maybe I’m over thinking this one? Maybe it really doesn’t matter…….

Also on reading aloud…….I have neglected to have my older children read aloud. I know it is a skill that needs practice. When you have a large family how do you efficiently take time to listen to all the dc practice reading aloud? One of the reasons I was considering taking turns reading aloud our family history book.
What is working in your home?

January 8, 2015 at 5:00 pm
Sue
Participant
I have the older children take turns reading aloud during our history family book, but not every day for each one, and I still do a lot of the reading. We just pass the book around. The middle school & high school ones have additional books to read for the given time period, but I don’t often have them read aloud from those…..maybe just once a week and only a couple of pages so I can check their reading.
Sometimes, I just have the oldest two read the Bible to each other. I can hear it while I’m doing something else, so I can tell if someone is struggling with a passage.
When my kids were younger and perhaps not terribly fluent at reading aloud the materials I used for family books, I just had them read aloud portions of their literature book or science or something else every couple of days. They read aloud to me every day in the early days of learning to read, but those sessions were relatively short.
January 8, 2015 at 10:25 pm
Wings2fly
Participant
That sounds like a good idea to share reading aloud at family time. I had never thought of it before. We used to take turns reading aloud Bible. I am bad about having them read aloud now that reading lessons are over. I have had them read to me in the kitchen while preparing supper or doing dishes or laundry. It is one way to work it in, though I am not able to give my full attention as I would like. I like the idea of having older siblings read aloud picture books to younger siblings and where I can over hear them as I work in the kitchen.
January 9, 2015 at 5:07 am
eawerner
Participant
At this point dd8 gets most of her read aloud time by reading picture books to her younger brothers. It would be nice to listen to her read school materials daily but it just doesn’t get done right now.
January 9, 2015 at 4:44 pm
JenniferM
Participant
I think someone on this forum shared once about how their family had a weekly share day. Each member read aloud a favorite passage from a book, a written narration, and something he or she learned in science or current events. The details elude me, but I hope I’ve passed along the main idea. It sounded lovely. You could add other things as well. I’m thinking a poem or showing a page from your nature journal. But, it would provide a nice low key time to listen to each child read aloud, and give you a glimpse into what was most meaningful for him/her that week.