How often do your primary age kids read to you? Honestly?

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Have two primary aged DC. They are both average readers. Unfortunately, I really struggle to get them to read to me at home. We are supposed to read with them at least 3-4 times per week but I struggle to get mine to read to me once!

5-7 times a week, we’ve never skipped the 3 read minimum

At least 3 but usually about 5.

We read every day my luv, but it sounds like you’re trying your best and it’s a bit of a battle. Do they like it when you read to them or perhaps reading a line each? The main thing is, they develop a good relationship with books, so if reading everyday is very stressful for them, I wouldn’t pile on the pressure. Just create the best reading environment you can xx

Zero. Mine hates it and refuses. I'm lucky in that she learned easily so I haven't pushed it. She prefers to either read by herself or to her toys. She still enjoys a bedtime story at 7 but can read independently.

School say her comprehension is fine and not to worry about it.

Maybe see if they would rather go read to their toys in their room? You will probably still be able to hear them anyway.

Mostly 3 or 4, as DS (7) hates reading. He isn't that bad at it though, thank goodness. He doesn't much care for being read to either, which is a shame. I loved reading to DD (now 14) when she was his age 😒

Maybe 2, 3 if we are lucky

Thankfully both are where they should be. They just absolutely hate the school reading books and refuse to read them. They prefer their own books.

Every night without fail. It's one of our favourite things, cuddling up in bed and reading. If they're reluctant, try reading one page each, or one paragraph each, so it's not too much in one go. If they're younger than 7 and not great at reading, the only way to improve is to do it more. If the books are boring from school, choose something else that they like the look of. It really is the key to being able to access education so I would absolutely make the effort, above everything else.

Kids are 8 and 10

And just to add, I do have to be quite stern and treat it as homework to get him to do it at all. Which I know is not exactly the key to creating a love of reading, sadly, but he has a school reading diary to complete and I'm a bad liar, so...

Very really, but DS is autistic and finds school hard. He's actually doing well academically and is an above average reader, but he's just mentally done by the time he gets home, and needs the decompression time.

We've talked it through with the school and agreed that having low demands at home is the right application for now. As when we've pushed him to do more at home, he losses his capacity to get through the school day.

Read their own books and jot it down in their reading record. Take time to read 1-1 with them each day just make it something they enjoy.

Very rarely now. She’s 10. It’s a chore as the books they are given are usually shite.

So I read to her…. I did the same with DS.

We choose our own books. Recents include stig of the dump, magic faraway tree and harry potter. About to start swallows and amazons… it’s a much nicer flow if I read it.

Oh, that's fine then. I agree with the PP who says let them read what they do enjoy. The important thing is that they enjoy it and improve over time. Forcing them to read something they hate isn't necessary or ideal.

Mine don’t read the school books every single night, their own books count too.

How old are they?

What level are they at?

Imho it's really important up to age 7 if they are a good reader. Slightly longer if they struggle with reading and are behind the expected standard. But beyond that, no.

I help out in school with younger classes with reading. Reading at home is noticeable. I know which ones do. It's a benefit which helps with every subject.

I don't think it matters what they are reading. Mine is 6, almost a free reader. Reads the scheme book once occasionally twice across the week. He often reads to his little brother. I read a chapter book to them and he likes to read a paragraph or so. Then he has reading time before bed of 10 mins or so where he reads his own book. So he reads something to me every night. But its rarely the school book he's given.

From 7 onwards, read everyday to themselves, I ask questions about the book to ensure comprehension, maybe once a week read a page aloud to me.
They read aloud in school 1-3 a week, school also change book if they don't like it.

Can you not dangle a carrot?

DS is nearly 19, but when he was at Primary kids at a certain level got to do free reading, so they could read any book.

If they hate the school books, maybe explain the quicker they get through them, the quicker they can read what they want?

Probably 5-7 times a week, but she loves it. We started going to the library and they have certificates and stickers to collect, she loves collecting them all.

I don’t worry about whether it’s school books or not, so long as DS9 is reading. Best game for us was to take turns reading the bedtime story…he loved it being his turn to read to me, could you try that?

I'm a teacher and I'm saying let them read their own books and hot that in their reading diary.
I'd rather see lots of reading for enjoyment than forced reading. It's to gain a love for reading not have it pushed out of you by boring bks!

My DD is 8 and rarely reads to me now, she is a strong & self motivated reader and loves reading to herself at bed time (and any other time she gets her hands on a book too), she reads for at least 30 mins before bed every night. She will occasionally read to us if she's in the mood but I just let her crack on as I don't want to impede on her love of reading.

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