http://www.bookswim.com/blog/sound-and-fury-quality-quantity/2009/02/19/ We RENT books. We TALK books. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:34:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://www.bookswim.com/blog/sound-and-fury-quality-quantity/2009/02/19/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Sandra Donovan Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:06:53 +0000 http://www.bookswim.com/blog/?p=376#comment-14 As the mom of two adult children, I can only offer this opinion. I taught my kids to read before they began school and they both were very quick studies. I "suggested" books for both of them to read as they grew up, but never pushed. My daughter is an avid reader of everything from classics to fantasy to the back of cereal boxes. My son on the other hand reads motor sports magazines, and scientific books - does not like fiction. My take on this is that a kid's interest in any kind of reading should be used as a doorway to deeper reading, and in the end, the kid will read exactly what they want to read. As the mom of two adult children, I can only offer this opinion. I taught my kids to read before they began school and they both were very quick studies. I “suggested” books for both of them to read as they grew up, but never pushed. My daughter is an avid reader of everything from classics to fantasy to the back of cereal boxes. My son on the other hand reads motor sports magazines, and scientific books - does not like fiction. My take on this is that a kid’s interest in any kind of reading should be used as a doorway to deeper reading, and in the end, the kid will read exactly what they want to read.

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