I love reading, and have done ever since I can remember. My 5 year old twin girls have just finished Reception, and could not be more different! It was a huge struggle to get them to read the book they brought home each week, and to be honest I'm dreading Year 1 when we will have to do more of it. They have shelves and shelves of different books which they will not touch. I try to make reading fun for them, using different voices and props to act out the story, but they absolutely hate books - either being read to them or learning to read themselves.
Strangely, they seem to have done extremely well in their first year at school and are well on track with their reading and writing. The teacher even said to "keep doing what we're doing" at home because they are doing so well! In truth, they're doing little to no reading at home.
In terms of what they DO like - they are endlessly active. They have to be on the go all the time. Just watching them absolutely wears me out! They are very imaginative and spend hours engaged in pretend play. They don't have much screen time at all, as they're not interested in it.
So, I'm stumped. On one hand I am thankful that they're still doing well despite the lack of reading, but on the other, I hear about how important it is to foster a love of reading and I worry about their lack of interest. Any advice?