Practical Tips to Help Your Child Enjoy Reading
When the pandemic hit, and schools closed last March, my kindergartener struggled with virtual learning. Sitting at a computer trying to learn while 23 other kids were yelling and not paying attention was not ideal. We decided then and there that we were going to homeschool the following year if things didn’t improve.
I thought homeschooling was going to be a breeze.
My daughter has always been advanced, knew her kindergarten sight words, and we are very proud of that. And because of that, I thought homeschooling was going to be a breeze. We bought a bunch of books and got to work. Little did I know, the fighting was about to begin. While she can add and subtract in her head super easily, absorbing information about every dinosaur that ever existed almost comes naturally. However, reading was an issue.
She would cry every time I suggested we work on reading, I found myself yelling way more than I wanted. I could feel her pulling away from me especially when it was school time.
Homeschooling pod’s weren’t a thing this year because of COVID, so I was her lone teacher and I was not prepared. Both of us frustrated, we only lasted a few minutes every time we started the subject. She would cry every time I suggested we work on reading, I found myself yelling way more than I wanted. I could feel her pulling away from me especially when it was school time.
I started trying new things to entice her to read. Here’s what we tried: