Not silly but ... she is only five and a half. And not too long ago, kids were taught to read through first grade curriculum, meaning they weren't expected to be *really* reading till the end of that year.
Jake was a horrible beginning reader. I tried lots of things to motivate him, and not much worked until he simply *got it*. (Sometime in first grade.) It's a bit like toilet training for me -- the more you push do it on your schedule, the more they'll resist. But they all learn eventually.
And honestly, just because she's not thrilled about reading right now doesn't mean that won't change.
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Date: 2009-03-19 12:08 am (UTC)Jake was a horrible beginning reader. I tried lots of things to motivate him, and not much worked until he simply *got it*. (Sometime in first grade.) It's a bit like toilet training for me -- the more you push do it on your schedule, the more they'll resist. But they all learn eventually.
And honestly, just because she's not thrilled about reading right now doesn't mean that won't change.