Reddit reviews The Read-Aloud Handbook: Seventh Edition
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>My son is not motivated when it comes to letters and writing/reading. He is just STARTING to show a true interest in this area. He only recognizes 18-20 letters consistently currently and struggles with matching letter sounds to their correct letter.
How much do you read to him? How many books do you have in the house? How frequently does he see you/your spouse reading for fun? How often does your family visit the library?
This area (motivation) is going to be the easiest one for you guys to work on personally and it's an area that probably isn't going to progress without your personal intervention.
I strongly recommend The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease. It's not really a handbook on how to read aloud (although it does give tips on that as well), but more of a readable guide on
My husband is also a scientist (space/engineer flavor) and he really enjoyed "The Expectant Father" and "The New Father" by Armin A. Brott. They are basically male versions of "What to expect when you're expecting" but with more research citations and less fluff. Your husband will probably also like "The Science of Mom: A Research-Based Guide to Your Baby's First Year" by Alice Green Callahan although it is written from a mom's perspective. It really emphasizes how child development is researched and tries to avoid opinion based commentary. I loved it personally. I also really enjoyed "Baby Meets World: Suck, smile touch, toddle" by Nicholas Day which is research heavy but also has a lot of the history of parenting and infant development.
Also because I'm a librarian I always recommend Jim Trelease's "The Read-Aloud Handbook". If you're unsure of how to read out loud to your children or just want some great recommendations for children's literature beyond the basics of "Good Night Moon" and "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" this is a great book. Note most of the book is recommendations with several short chapters regarding child development and parenting.
I'd give a big recommendation to the Read Aloud Handbook.
This is practical for new parents to kids in high school. Why up to high school?
Receptive understanding is 4 years ahead of a child's own reading ability. So you can read a book to a child 4 years beyond their skill to read to themselves. This gap finally catches up around 9th grade.
Fussy eater? Read a book during meals. We read during breakfast and lunch (and other times), but no book during family dinner time.
Want to hear about a preschool teacher that reads no-picture chapter books (among others)? 30 minutes of novels a day and the kids love it.
I could answer and tell more awesome facts about the book. Huge impact from when I started with my 15 month old to now 3+ years. You wouldn't believe the books we read together.
The second half of the Read Aloud Handbook is a list of books, with descriptions, that make superb read aloud books. Not every "good book", is good to read aloud, so this list is especially helpful for younger children.
If you want to suffer through his somewhat difficult website, you can read the book and get the booklist online. But the print version is a lot easier to use. http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/