Ds reception - is it good idea to get A level student to read with my son 2 evenings a week?

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Just straggling to find enough time to read and to spend quality time with books. Work full time and very demanding hours etc. I could ask round if any gcse or a level students would be willing to come for 1 hour to read with him? Is it a good idea?

We incorporate reading into the bedtime routine every night, ds, also in reception, reads one book to us (his school reading book) and we read one book to him. It takes no more than 10 minutes, and its lovely as its part of bedtime settling down, and reconnecting time.
Could that be a possibility?

5-10 minutes a day would be better than 1 hour twice a week. Little and often works best for most reception children.

We do our reading as part of the bedtime routine too, because that's when there's time.

An hour is far too long for a 1:1 reading session.
It's also not something that I would recommend out-sourcing - it's a wonderful opportunity for a cosy session with your own child, sharing a book together, looking at the pictures, discussing all sorts of things that the story might throw up. Can you really not prioritise 5- 10 minutes a day for that with your son?

I don't think it would be a good idea. As previous PPs have said, at 4, he only needs to spend 5 or 10 minutes reading/being read to, and bedtime is the ideal time to do it.

Good idea to read at anytime if the child is requesting it! Ideally every day just a little bit I would say. Reading for long periods of time and with big gaps in between the sessions doesn't sound great to me especially if your child will do the reading with an outsider. Reading should be introduced slowly and sensibly so can be fun and enjoyable. I'm feeling relaxed when listening to the voice of my child and so happy seeing first-hand progress! He's reading mostly independently now, but I still have to listen to him reading as we are asked by the school to write comments in the school's learning diary on a daily basis and point out if he is using correct intonation etc.

We do ten minutes at bedtime. Sometimes after school. Short sessions are easiest.

Bedtime story, and maybe 5 minutes of him reading to you in the bath or over breakfast. No big deal- just fit it in where you can. You reading to him is at least as important as him reading to you. An hour is far too long. Maybe ask whoever looks after him after school if they can add a story to the routine?

I would sooner send a bag of ironing out than miss reading time with DC...

Like others have said, little and often.

Its bonding time for you and something which ideally he should see you enjoying/looking forward to. Otherwise he'll get an idea that reading is a chore.

I don't think it would be a good idea to be honest. Just 5 minutes with you reading a little story would be enough OP. He's only 4ish

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