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Reading Through The Eyes of My Son~READER MONDAY


Today I'm so excited to welcome my friend, Ann Miller to READER MONDAY! I've known Ann, as a personal friend, for over five years. Not only is Ann a good friend, she is a GREAT mom of three wonderful kids. She is always promoting reading and education in their daily life. 
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Reading through the eyes of my son has been amazing! 

My son Austin is eight and in the third grade this year.  He has rekindled my love to hold a book and flip pages again. This year when he started third grade we were introduced to the idea of Accelerated Reader points and tests.  Austin has to get five AR points a month in order keep up his third grade standard for all kids in his class.  

In August, he had the highest number of AR points in the WHOLE third grade at his school.  Austin was in AR heaven at school and got a certificate to bring home at the end of the month.   Literally on the first day of school we planned to play at an area park with his younger twin siblings and he decided to read a new book that came his way.  He sat under a tree at the park and finished his first whole chapter book.  This series of books enamored him and he had to finish all of the books in the series.
 
My son gets his love of books honestly…… from a mother and grandmother who love to read also.  He was read to all the time from utero until he started reading on his own in kindergarten.  

I have worked in the education field all my life and I must say I have a HUGE collection of books for all age readers.  Flipping the pages of a book are a rare find these days now with all of the readers out.  I personally do not have a reader yet… we are the proud owners of three for our kids.  

Sometimes I enjoy flipping to the back of the book to get a preview of what happens at the end.  Must say don’t have much time these days to flip the ole pages of books as much as I used to, but when I do it is a wonderful treat. 

I must smile now as I see Austin with at least five books in back pack that he is reading at one time.  We write on his book log each night (or sometimes the night before the whole thing is due) what book he has read and for how many minutes. 

It makes my husband and I so happy to see his love of books.  He has now started his own series of books based upon that book he first read under that tree in his own style.  I believe now Austin is up to his thirteenth book in his series with some great illustrations.  He is also very excited that his mom is friends with a great author Tonya Kappes.  

We all love to read! How do you promote reading in a child's life?
Leave a comment to be eligible to win any ebook copy of one of Tonya's book! Your choice! Winner will be announced on Wednesday!

4 comments:

  1. Both my girls are big readers! It started at a very early age and hasn't stopped! My youngest is so comfortable with her reading that she is a reader at our church....she's 16. They both come by it naturally both my husband and I are big readers!

    It's nice to see all kids read books!

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  2. I have two daughters, 13 and 7. The youngest loves to read...the 13 year old...not so much! My husband and I are both readers, we've always encouraged both girls but my teen just has no interest whatsoever! I'm not giving up though...I bought her a book about Justin Bieber's life and she was actually reading through it...so there's still hope! lol :)

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  3. I have read to my son since he was born. He still loves reading and like you, still loves the feel a real book.

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  4. I've purchased kids books from and to Barnes & Noble when they have their children's book drives. I buy books for my friends' children - books I loved as a kid or even read as an adult and loved. AND I always try to get EVERYONE to read Harry Potter!! :)

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