Competency 2 Blog Link

I found an actual, bona fide blog that was very interesting and informative. This blog is written by a "Mom" from Charlottesville, VA. This blog is a fantastic source for all kinds of categories: books for boys, bilingual books, children's book reviews but what especially caught my eye were the literacy and reluctant reader archives!

One excerpt from her blog really made me think:

Reading or learning to read may be one of those things that causes great anxiety for our kids.* Parents, teachers, TV commercials all tell us how important it is to read ... and to do it NOW.* Their friends may already be reading books.* As parents, we fall into the trap of thinking our kids should be reading "just like their friends."* Kids may feel uncomfortable reading words aloud. They may be afraid someone will laugh if they mispronounce a word.You can think of other reasons, too. The bottom line is this: some kids find the idea more than a little bit overwhelming. Regardless of their reasoning, in their mind, learning to read seems "too hard." So our role is to encourage, not pressure!

I believe that as librarians, we need to be in tune with the reluctant reader. We need to encourage growth in their reading by sparking an interest within them.

You can find this blog at: http://thereadingtub.blogspot.com. I found it through my Yahoo web browser.