Comments on Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers: Works for Me Wednesday: Silent Reading Time

We also do silent reading every day. It's nice fo...

2009-11-09T00:55:22.876-05:00

We also do silent reading every day. It's nice for the kids to get to pick whatever they want to read, and they always look forward to their free reading time.

I loved SSR in elementary school! And when I was i...

2009-11-06T00:17:25.724-05:00

I loved SSR in elementary school! And when I was in junior high, we had one half-hour a week of school-wide club meetings (each teacher running a "club" for a special interest) and one of the teachers had Reading Club where you could read whatever you wanted for half an hour...bliss!!

My son is 4, and I'm eager for him to start reading, but I also enjoy reading to him. Click my name for some of his favorite chapter books--many are on the reading level of your younger kids.

@ Vanessa -- I love that! I'm totally stealing th...

2009-11-05T10:07:40.681-05:00

@ Vanessa -- I love that! I'm totally stealing that. "Hey, kids, it's time for squirt" sounds like much more fun than just silent reading.

I don't home school, but I need to incorporate rea...

2009-11-04T21:54:42.715-05:00

I don't home school, but I need to incorporate reading time in my date. I used to have such a love for reading and still do. I just haven't scheduled the time for it anymore. I must get back to doing more of that and less of this. Stop by and browse a bit; I'm sure you'll like what you see. If you do, then don't forget to click the "Follow" button and just below that you can "Subscribe" to my blog to get informative posts and we can both inspire and share with one another to get our creative juices flowing.

My daughter says her teacher last year called it S...

2009-11-04T19:49:05.885-05:00

My daughter says her teacher last year called it Super Quiet Reading Time, or SQUIRT for short. :)

@fertiledavis -- We do half an hour of silent read...

2009-11-04T15:28:41.395-05:00

@fertiledavis -- We do half an hour of silent reading. I think that's about all the younger two (ages 8 and 9, not yet strong independent readers) can tolerate right now. I'd love to increase it as they get older.

Genius!

2009-11-04T12:51:04.514-05:00

Genius!

How long are your SSR periods?

2009-11-04T10:23:19.230-05:00

How long are your SSR periods?

Oooh! I remember sustained silent reading from whe...

2009-11-04T08:16:01.258-05:00

Oooh! I remember sustained silent reading from when I was in elementary school! I loved it then and I'd love to enforce it now. lol! (As in everyone leave me alone for an hour!) lol!! =D I think it's a great way to transition back to school after lunch. Good for you. =)