What concerns me is that he excludes any other type
of story at the expense of only superheroes.
He doesn’t even go for Lightening McQueen stories any more. If I insist and read him a traditional
children’s story, he accepts it and then does get into the story, even if he’s
heard it before. But his impulse is
superheroes.
I have a friend who claims he learned to read as a
child strictly on comic books. I tend to
believe him actually, and he didn’t turn out too bad in life, though I bet other than the newspaper and for his work he doesn't read much as an adult. So I’m probably making too much of it. I don't expect Matthew to be reading Shakespeare and the high literature I read, at least not yet. :-P It’s probably another one of these phases,
though this one seems to be lasting longer than the others.
I came across this Eyes On Heaven blog by an Ellen
Mady who seems to be a homeschooler and has a post titled, “11 Ways to Make Reading Fun for Your Kids.” The advice is for
kids a bit older who can read on their own, but it strikes me as being very
good ideas. Go over and read all eleven,
but the ones that strikes me as must do are (1) Designate a special location
for reading, (4) Set reading challenges and rewards, (5) Organize activities
that relate to the story or theme from the book you’re reading together, and (7)
Keep a yearly reading chart.
Anyone consider Ellen’s other ideas particularly
noteworthy? Do you have any other
ideas? Should I be worried about Matthew
and his superhero indulgence?
