My kids are 10 and 7 and both are fluent readers.
I still read a large portion of the 10yo’s schoolwork and she does oral narrations. I am introducing her to written narrations, but the bulk of her narrations remain oral. She does some of her own school reading, but I do most of it. We will gradually increase the amount she does independently, but I’m in no rush to turn everything over to independent reading, mainly because I enjoy the time we spend together with the books.
For my 7yo, I read all his schoolwork to him, If I’m particulary busy or when I think the kids need some together time, I will assign the 10yo to read to the 7yo. But that happens infrequently.
Both children read books independently for their free reading. They are avid readers, and I don’t limit the time or pace of their free reading.
For family read-alouds, I usually take that very slowly. It takes us months to get through a book. I don’t read aloud every night.
I keep a checklist of schoolwork and read alouds. For the books the kids read themselves, I keep a log if they remember to tell me when they finish a book. I keep the log for future reference and because it’s fun for me to keep lists of books.
Hope this addresses your questions…otherwise it’s just a really long post! 🙂
