From as far back as I can remember I’ve loved books. Trips to Aldershot Library to pick up and exchange books was always a highlight of my week as a child. I’m still a bookworm now and there’s a rather large pile of books to read by the side of my bed as a permanent…Continue reading The reluctant reader journey continues
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An update on my reluctant reader
Whenever I look at the recommended reading list from school for a child in Year Four, if I’m honest, I just want to cry. I feel defeated as a parent, and as a book lover. I just haven’t been able to visualise my nearly nine-year old son ever getting to the point where he’ll be…Continue reading An update on my reluctant reader
Encouraging a reluctant reader
You all know the reading journey I’ve been taking with Monkey since he was little. He’s a lover of books, but not the reading of them. It’s so alien to me, an avid bookworm from the year dot. My house has often resembled a library as I’ve tried encouraging a reluctant reader to quite frankly, read…Continue reading Encouraging a reluctant reader