What are your favorite books about reading?

[greenthumb3]

With the ongoing threads about reading/assisting children in learning to read, I find myself wanting to read more about...reading

Do you have a book about learning to read that taught you something important? What books have influenced you and how you view learning to read, in a homeschool context? (Regardless of whether the book was written for homeschoolers or not)

[Rivka5]

Jim Trelease, The Read-Aloud Handbook. It's both useful and inspiring.

[MyLittleWonders]

Why Johnny Can't Read by Rudolf Flesch. Taught me more in one small book than I learned in my entire master's degree program in reading education. Go figure.

[TEAK's Mom]

My very favorite is A History of Reading by Alberto Manguel. It is just that, a history of the act of reading and it is enthralling.

I also enjoyed Proust and the Squid, which was mentioned in another thread.

[greenthumb3]

Thanks for the titles so far!

Anyone else have a book that they want to share?

[kathymuggle]

While very schooly - the Book Whisperer was an interesting read. I was thinking of asking if anyone had read it and what they thought.

While not a book -I also quite liked:

www.guysread.com

Both promote a certain amount of reading freedom. Both also discuss why people don't read - as opposed to can't read.

I love the Readers Bill Of Rights:

The right to not read.
The right to skip pages.
The right to not finish.
The right to reread.
The right to read anything.
The right to escapism.
The right to read anywhere.
The right to browse.
The right to read out loud.
The right not to defend your tastes.
—Pennac, Daniel, Better Than Life, Coach House Press, 1996


Kathy

[Momma Aimee]

this is my crruent passion

I jsut finished Reading magic by Fox and Honey for a Child's Heart ...

anyone else have any books to add to the list

Aimee

[Callimom]

Raising Life Long Learners is excellent.

From Amazon: Raising Lifelong Learners: A Parent's Guide is a vital book for parents. Beginning with talk as the foundation of literacy, and emphasizing the importance of listening to and speaking with children, Lucy Calkins, longtime education specialist, then moves into the stages of reading and writing: how to recognize an emergent reader, how to foster a young author, and how to encourage a love of books and reading through your own interest and modeling. Additional chapters deal with math, science, and social studies.

[karemore]

I didn't like the Ordinary Parents Guide to teaching reading. I just returned that to the library. I don't like scripted methods of teaching, and I didn't like the attitude that you should force kids to do the work whether they liked it or not and that it doesn't have to be fun. Sorry, reading DOES have to be fun in our house.

I'm about half way through Teach a child to Read with Children's books. I like this one so far.

I also have the Between the Lions book for Parents, Everything you need to know to help your child learn to read. I just started that one so I'll have to report back in a couple days.

If you have interlibrary loan you could order a bunch of them and weed through the ones that don't fit your families style.

I took on look at Teach your child to read in 100 lessons and knew that would never work for us.

In our library the teach reading books were divided into two areas, half in the children's room and half in the adult section with the education books. Homeschool books are split up that way too. If it seems like your library doesn't have many ask if they may be located in another area.

I hope you find something you like!

[Momma Aimee]

thanks for the new titles

we live rural -- our local lib is smaller then my living room so everything is ILL.

I request a ton of books, look at them, then buy the good ones

I will be anxious to hear more about Between the Lions book for Parents

I agree #1 rule is reading is fun ... there will come a time when it is a PITB cuz that is just School .. I hated some of my reading, but did LEARN from it and am glad to have done it ... but THAT is a challange for later (much later) not now (or not the next few years in our cases since T is not ready adn C even younger)

[Momma Aimee]

Originally Posted by MyLittleWonders

Why Johnny Can't Read by Rudolf Flesch. Taught me more in one small book than I learned in my entire master's degree program in reading education. Go figure.

the 1986 edition?

[dotnetdiva]

I LOVE LOVE The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease and Why Johnny Can't Read. Those books have changed my world.

Definitely not for me was Reading Magic by Mem Fox (hated it - it was against homeschooling and against phonics) and Honey for a Child's Heart (okay but not for me).

[Momma Aimee]

Originally Posted by dotnetdiva

I LOVE LOVE The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease and Why Johnny Can't Read. Those books have changed my world.

Definitely not for me was Reading Magic by Mem Fox (hated it - it was against homeschooling and against phonics) and Honey for a Child's Heart (okay but not for me).

I disliked the anti-homeschool tone of RM also. made me ... but i did like the first part -- re: joy of reading aloud. Anyway it was a fast easy read.

[CrunchyChristianMama]

Reading Instruction: The Two Keys

It's cheap to order and it's full of great stuff.

I really like the E.D. Hirsch books that you can order on that same site, particularly Cultural Literacy.

[Momma Aimee]

Originally Posted by karemore

I didn't like the Ordinary Parents Guide to teaching reading. I just returned that to the library. I don't like scripted methods of teaching, and I didn't like the attitude that you should force kids to do the work whether they liked it or not and that it doesn't have to be fun. Sorry, reading DOES have to be fun in our house.

I'm about half way through Teach a child to Read with Children's books. I like this one so far.

I also have the Between the Lions book for Parents, Everything you need to know to help your child learn to read. I just started that one so I'll have to report back in a couple days.

If you have interlibrary loan you could order a bunch of them and weed through the ones that don't fit your families style.

I took on look at Teach your child to read in 100 lessons and knew that would never work for us.

In our library the teach reading books were divided into two areas, half in the children's room and half in the adult section with the education books. Homeschool books are split up that way too. If it seems like your library doesn't have many ask if they may be located in another area.

I hope you find something you like!

Well what did you think?

[annettemarie]

Right now I am reading a great book called Deconstructing Penguins. I really am loving it, and it's giving me lots of great language and jumping off points for discussing books with my kids.