Silly reading question

MarMat

Do you let your LO change the page whenever he wants or do you read all before let him/her change it?

do you do a mix of both?

any other tips?

chels0120

I used to let him turn whenever he wanted to, but now I use my finger to read along do he knows where I'm reading and then let him turn when we are ready. That way he learns to be patient and I can point out what the story is talking about.

MarMat

chelsb@cc.usu.edu:

I used to let him turn whenever he wanted to, but now I use my finger to read along do he knows where I'm reading and then let him turn when we are ready. That way he learns to be patient and I can point out what the story is talking about.

that's a nice idea! when did you started?

chels0120

MarMat:

chelsb@cc.usu.edu:

I used to let him turn whenever he wanted to, but now I use my finger to read along do he knows where I'm reading and then let him turn when we are ready. That way he learns to be patient and I can point out what the story is talking about.

that's a nice idea! when did you started?

Hmm, I'm thinking around 16 months or so? We've been doing it for about 3 or 4 months. He does really well with it now cause when he recognizes words he'll point to the objects on the page. I feel like it keeps him involved better!

Doylesa

I try to get him to wait until I am done reading the page, but if he's really not having it, I let him do it on his own.

Torani

DS likes to turn the pages, so when I am done reading a page, I hold it up a little, and he turns it.  Much easier with his board books!

Idhreniel

If he wants to skip ahead, I don't fight him on it.  With his favorite books that we've read 500 times he knows when I've gotten to the end of the page, though, so he'll usually wait for that.

PizzaBride

chelsb@cc.usu.edu:

I used to let him turn whenever he wanted to, but now I use my finger to read along do he knows where I'm reading and then let him turn when we are ready. That way he learns to be patient and I can point out what the story is talking about.

This is a great idea! I let him turn the pages early for books that have a lot of words on the page, but I will definitely try this trick instead & see if it helps!

celiabwatson

If it's a shapes or animals or whatever book (with a picture and one word on each page) then I let him turn to whatever page he likes and then I read it. He has his clear favorites in the animal book. 

In his other books either he knows them really well and knows when to turn the page ("I Love You Through and Through" is one of those) or I try to hold the page down and finish reading so he can learn when to turn the page. It also depends on what kind of a mood he's in. Sometimes books are toys and not really books, then he can turn the page whenever he wants.