Bryce reads very well, but I have been unable to convince him to read just for enjoyment. Well, let me clarify - read something besides comic books, and sports books (which he was just looking more at the pictures than actually reading anything), and Playstation game manuals. I've been trying to encourage him to read chapter books, but he would insist there was nothing that would be of interest to him.
Well, this week he has been finishing school quite early in the day (as he's almost finished the curriculum for this year) and has been thinking this would give him the remainder of the day for video games. I think not. So the deal I offered was that for every hour he read he could play an hour of Playstation. He wasn't overly thrilled, but took the deal (as it was the only way he could see being able to further his quest to get to the next level of Crash Bandicoot!) He browsed our extensive collection of books and gathered a few he thought might interest him (though he was skeptical...). He made it through more than 4 chapters in the first hour, and did stop to go play PS2. But then he brought the book along in the car later that night, and confessed that he was really enjoying the story. By Wednesday he had finished the book and is now into another one. Apparently mysteries can be fun!! (The book he finished was "The Treehouse Mystery" and now he's started an "Encyclopedia Brown" - for those of you who might be around my age and remember the series).
One of my goals for my kids and their education is to really develop a love for reading, as I feel it will serve them well in every area, not only of school, but of life. Makes me happy to see it happen.
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thats very cool!
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