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I used to read to my kids and what is interesting is that for the first time in my life I discovered some things that I never learned as I went through school. 1) Reading poetry is really enjoyable. To this day, if my son asks me to read to him, I'll probably try to read poetry. It just feels so good to read. 2) There are certain books that I really enjoy reading aloud and others that I don't. And its not the content…
1. I stopped skimming, actually started reading
2. I got tired faster and didn't feel alone anymore
3. Learnt more pronunciation and spellings correctly
It's a great exercise!
My wife and I had a long-distance courtship. We used to read novels to each other over Skype. It was a nice change from chatting when we'd run out of things to say, and a fun way to share favourite stories. We didn't ever try to read anything really ambitious, but that was part of what made it enjoyable— even just kids' chapter books, stuff like Gordon Korman, Louis Sachar, Sid Fleischman. We don't read to each other…
Interesting, reading aloud has been a tradition inside every cigar factory in Cuba since the 19th century. http://mashable.com/2016/11/19/cigar-factory-lectors/#l37Rcj...
And before there was a Cuba or a New World, being a lector was a profession in the factories and workshops of Europe.
My wife and I had a long-distance courtship. We used to read novels to each other over Skype. It was a nice change from chatting when we'd run out of things to say, and a fun way to share favourite stories. We didn't ever try to read anything really ambitious, but that was part of what made it enjoyable— even just kids' chapter books, stuff like Gordon Korman, Louis Sachar, Sid Fleischman. We don't read to each other…
Book is https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4059448-a-lincoln if anyone is interested.
My wife and I had a long-distance courtship. We used to read novels to each other over Skype. It was a nice change from chatting when we'd run out of things to say, and a fun way to share favourite stories. We didn't ever try to read anything really ambitious, but that was part of what made it enjoyable— even just kids' chapter books, stuff like Gordon Korman, Louis Sachar, Sid Fleischman. We don't read to each other…
That's very beautiful. A friend of mine was kind enough to "make me an audio book" by recording chapters and sending them to me via e-mail.
My wife and I had a long-distance courtship. We used to read novels to each other over Skype. It was a nice change from chatting when we'd run out of things to say, and a fun way to share favourite stories. We didn't ever try to read anything really ambitious, but that was part of what made it enjoyable— even just kids' chapter books, stuff like Gordon Korman, Louis Sachar, Sid Fleischman. We don't read to each other…
I used to read to my kids and what is interesting is that for the first time in my life I discovered some things that I never learned as I went through school. 1) Reading poetry is really enjoyable. To this day, if my son asks me to read to him, I'll probably try to read poetry. It just feels so good to read. 2) There are certain books that I really enjoy reading aloud and others that I don't. And its not the content…
Try reading Dr. Seuss's "Fox in socks" for a chore.
I wish more books came with a readaloud guide. Sometimes, characters are introduced that deserve distinctive vocal styles that aren't obvious right away. So after five lines of dialog, you find out the new character is a woman with a strong eastern-European accent, and you'd been reading her words like a man.
Tolkien is wonderful to read aloud, except for the damn songs. You arrive at a song (some of which are relevant to the plot, so you you can't skip them) and mumble your way through it like one of the obscure psalms. Ugh. But soon the great prose flows again, and all is good.
I read the whole of Harry Potter aloud to my kids, starting about age 5. The early books aren't too scary for a 5-6yo boy, though they get scarier. Those were the first books I read to them that I enjoyed too, a huge improvement over Cat in the Hat.
Although audiobooks make reading aloud obsolete in some sense, I feel it's one of the most enjoyable obsolete activities.