Glad to hear that. 😊 I love the reading and jump rope challenge too, and I’m sure she’ll remember the time and fun you’re sharing together long after the iPad is gone or outdated.💕
That’s a good way to put that— the memory outliving the technology. Also, it’s one of your articles that inspired our jump roping-reading connection, so thank you! 🙏
I loved reading this. This reminded me about some research I read years go about extrinsic and intrinsic motivation. One of the things that stuck with me was the advice that if a child, for example, produces a piece of art, rather than just saying "well done - aren't you clever", that to build intrinsic motivation you should try and fully engage with the piece of art they have produced by asking them questions about it and their choices. The same principle could apply to reading, whereby you fully engage with them about the book they have read, what it was about and ask them questions on what they thought about it. As you say, a lot of it really is just about spending quality time with your child around an activity that you want to encourage them to do. It's such a fascinating subject, and it was just lovely to read about how you are encouraging your daughter to read and creating some lovely family memories around it.
Thank you for such a thoughtful response. I appreciate your example about how to engage with a child’s artwork and how that same principle applies to engaging with a child’s reading, too!
Aw, I really enjoyed reading this, and your beautiful connection with your daughter. And now, I'm thinking about reading rewards in a new way!
Reading books has so many layers, from the individual time spent doing it, to the connections we make with our loved ones through book-related activities, to feeling part of a community. I used to love the Bookit program, and for all the reasons you wrote about!
The layer concept you use here is striking from the individual to partner to whole group structure and how all those layers build on each other and are important in an aspiring reader’s journey.
What a beautiful realization this was. It’s not really about the rewards at all, but the memories and connection built around reading together. 💕
You always summarize my long-form articles so beautifully! Thank you! 😂
Glad to hear that. 😊 I love the reading and jump rope challenge too, and I’m sure she’ll remember the time and fun you’re sharing together long after the iPad is gone or outdated.💕
That’s a good way to put that— the memory outliving the technology. Also, it’s one of your articles that inspired our jump roping-reading connection, so thank you! 🙏
Oh no way, I love that! 😊🙌🏽 I’ve been slacking. I need to keep going with it, but you’ve reminded me now. 😅
Just little breaks between reading and writing is what I learned from you! You can do it!
Aw yes! 😊💪🏽💛
I loved reading this. This reminded me about some research I read years go about extrinsic and intrinsic motivation. One of the things that stuck with me was the advice that if a child, for example, produces a piece of art, rather than just saying "well done - aren't you clever", that to build intrinsic motivation you should try and fully engage with the piece of art they have produced by asking them questions about it and their choices. The same principle could apply to reading, whereby you fully engage with them about the book they have read, what it was about and ask them questions on what they thought about it. As you say, a lot of it really is just about spending quality time with your child around an activity that you want to encourage them to do. It's such a fascinating subject, and it was just lovely to read about how you are encouraging your daughter to read and creating some lovely family memories around it.
Thank you for such a thoughtful response. I appreciate your example about how to engage with a child’s artwork and how that same principle applies to engaging with a child’s reading, too!
Aw, I really enjoyed reading this, and your beautiful connection with your daughter. And now, I'm thinking about reading rewards in a new way!
Reading books has so many layers, from the individual time spent doing it, to the connections we make with our loved ones through book-related activities, to feeling part of a community. I used to love the Bookit program, and for all the reasons you wrote about!
The layer concept you use here is striking from the individual to partner to whole group structure and how all those layers build on each other and are important in an aspiring reader’s journey.
A great read.
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