Keeping up the pace in our bilingual journey
Feb 1, 2022 2:47:15 GMT 9
Post by Marta on Feb 1, 2022 2:47:15 GMT 9
Here is an update on how my goal went. The goal was to read 10 minutes a day to each of my kids on working days and 30 minutes to each kid on weekends/holidays. So after trying for a couple of weeks:
- The 10 minutes a day were easy, in fact I noticed I usually read 15 to 20 minutes a day to each kid during the week.
- The 30 minutes for each kid on the weekends/holidays were hard, I did not manage on most of them, we just had too much other stuff going on.
- I noticed my 6 year old usually listens to what I am reading to my 9 year old and the other way around. My 13 year old usually does not listen when I am reading to his younger siblings and they also usually not listen to what I am reading to him (most of the time they are not even there when I am reading to my oldest).
- Focusing on reading X minutes a day made me more proactive on looking on chances to read to them.
- It was easier to read on working days than on the weekends, because on working days we have our reading time related to our routines (I read to my kids during breakfast and before going to bed).
So here is my new read aloud goal:
- For my two younger ones, at least 15 minutes a day on working days, 10 on the weekends. Since they listen to what I am reading to the other one, they get twice as much time when compared to my oldest.
- For my oldest at least 20 minutes every day. Since the time he spends with me is not much, and he does not usually listen to what I read to his siblings, I want to focus on the time I read to him.
Besides that, I want to report that my youngest listens very often to ml Audio books. Since Amazon started Audible in Spain, there are many more titles available and he is really taking advantage of it. He has them available on the little Tonie figures and uses them very often on his own (for example he starts building Lego or drawing something and puts an audio book while he does i).
I still put captive reading note on the lunch boxes of my three kids, and the other day they were talking about all the people that ask them what do they mean (including teachers ) And I feel they are proud of them.
- The 10 minutes a day were easy, in fact I noticed I usually read 15 to 20 minutes a day to each kid during the week.
- The 30 minutes for each kid on the weekends/holidays were hard, I did not manage on most of them, we just had too much other stuff going on.
- I noticed my 6 year old usually listens to what I am reading to my 9 year old and the other way around. My 13 year old usually does not listen when I am reading to his younger siblings and they also usually not listen to what I am reading to him (most of the time they are not even there when I am reading to my oldest).
- Focusing on reading X minutes a day made me more proactive on looking on chances to read to them.
- It was easier to read on working days than on the weekends, because on working days we have our reading time related to our routines (I read to my kids during breakfast and before going to bed).
So here is my new read aloud goal:
- For my two younger ones, at least 15 minutes a day on working days, 10 on the weekends. Since they listen to what I am reading to the other one, they get twice as much time when compared to my oldest.
- For my oldest at least 20 minutes every day. Since the time he spends with me is not much, and he does not usually listen to what I read to his siblings, I want to focus on the time I read to him.
Besides that, I want to report that my youngest listens very often to ml Audio books. Since Amazon started Audible in Spain, there are many more titles available and he is really taking advantage of it. He has them available on the little Tonie figures and uses them very often on his own (for example he starts building Lego or drawing something and puts an audio book while he does i).
I still put captive reading note on the lunch boxes of my three kids, and the other day they were talking about all the people that ask them what do they mean (including teachers ) And I feel they are proud of them.