Sudden bookworm stories!

[Mumsfun13]

Ok so I am totally not looking for actual advice here because I swear I have read and tried it all already! But I am looking for stories/anecdotes that will give me hope!

I have a DD, 7, who has a reading age of 10 and LOVES being read to, but very rarely picks up a book herself. Her ability to avoid reading is in fact incredible (she is v v stubborn personality wise and i do wonder if she genuinely doesn’t read because her brother and I are such bookworms and she knows I’d love it if she joined us 😂). She will be desperate to find out what happens next in a story but still not pick up the book herself (even though she’s more than capable of it). We go to the library, read lots at home, let her choose, have suggested easier stuff like Dogman etc etc. Like I say, have tried it all.

So I guess what I’m asking is: can you tell me your stories of your kids who were late to reading but suddenly started to love it later on?

I don't think not picking up books herself just now means that if/when she does she is a 'late' reader! I loved books and started picking them up myself more when I was 9 or 10 and have been a big reader ever since.

My daughter is 10 and also enjoys reading but often opts to do other things and that's fine. At 7 she would never really pick a book up by herself although we read together at bedtime from when she was tiny. I always try to encourage more reading so I've continued to encourage the bedtime/reading association and tell her she can either turn her light out or read for a bit. She almost always chooses to read and never wants to stop when it's actually time to turn the light out.

Yep have tried that one with letting her keep the light on, doesn’t work!

Sorry OP. I read. My DF read but my DM doesn’t and my DH won’t even though he does enjoy reading on the rare occasion he does it and I’ve explained about modelling so many times.