Thanks Tori

[Mimi]

VLJe...@aol.com wrote:
>
> Mimi,
>
> If my son hasn't accomplished anything he is a good reader and has actually
> come to enjoy it. He sounds a lot like your sister's son (only twice as old)
> and initially he wouldn't read anything unless he was made to. Then he
> started checking books out of the library on bugs & sharks & rockets and
> jets. For years he only looked at the pictures but he seemed to be learning.
> (Amazingly, our eye doctor thought he was an 'excellent' reader when he went
> for an eye exam and had to read part of a page in a book for the Dr.) He
> eventually graduated to reading the captions under the pictures and then on
> to actually reading the text for information. Now he's reading adult (reading
> difficulty, not 'x-rated content') novels by choice. He about blew me away
> when I found him reading THE OATH by Frank Peretti. The book is nearly 2"
> thick! He'd read for hours and hours....something I thought I'd never see
> back when he was 7 or 8 yo.
>
> << She is wondering if she should just let her son wait until he finds some
> motivation for reading. He loves to be read to and to pick books out at the
> library. In a message dated 97-06-27 23:56:14 EDT, you write:>>
>
> As long as he knows how to read, that's what I would do. Maybe its more an
> idea of him doing the choosing (what & when). My son's like that. I still
> haven't decided if its rebellion or not :-).
>
> Hope this helps,
> Tori
>
> << Her son however, is extrememly
> resistant to anything that resembles "teaching". He can do minimal
> reading but is adamant that he cannot read and refuses trying. My sister
> remembers not reading until she was eight years old and she started
> because someone took her to the library and showed her horse books.
> >From that point on she became an avid reader >>

Sounds great. I'm sure just knowing there are others out there with
similar kids will be of help. Thanks for taking the time to answer.
Mimi