Comments on: Works For Me Wednesday- Promoting Reading

By: Krista

Krista — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 09:02:37 +0000

I love this idea! And I agree, the new Willy Wonka is just a bit freaky. Go with the old version please! .-= Krista´s last blog ..Double Trouble contest =-.

By: Autumn Beck

Autumn Beck — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:28:02 +0000

We read a LOT to our children. 45 min in the morning, 45 min in afternoon, ~25 minutes before bed. Our oldest is 7 and has read a more books than I can remember. The key for promoting reading in our house is to make it a part of our lives.

The kids don’t watch TV so that helps also.

By: Melissa@Simply Mel

Melissa@Simply Mel — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:34:33 +0000

This is a fabulous idea! I’m the type of person who HAS to read the book before seeing the movies anyway so hopefully I can pass that on to my girls. We love reading in our household. I have so many chapter books I want to read with my girls as they get older.

We just started reading ” My First Little House On The Prairie” series and my girls love it.

Can’t wait for Chronicles of Narnia!

Thanks for stopping by my blog and commenting! Much appreciated

By: Staci @teaching money to kids

Staci @teaching money to kids — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:50:50 +0000

I am remembering the older version of Charlie and the CHocolate factory to be scarier than the new one. But my kids aren’t at that age yet.
I just know that the choclate river with Gene wilder getting all weird can still flash in my mind and it has been more than 20 years.
We have been loving Charlottes web lately. We are just finishing the book ( we did it a bit backwards, the movie first) but it is her first chapter book, so I wanted to get her interested in a longer book.
Things did not go well with the first Little house on the prairie books. Too much meat descriptions for a little vegetarian mind to handle.
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By: Heidi

Heidi — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:57:09 +0000

As an avid reader, teacher, and believer that the-book-is-always-better-than-the-movie, I think this is a great idea! I just might institute this rule when my own sweet babe is old enough.
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By: MrsScotsman

MrsScotsman — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:25:29 +0000

Go with the Gene Wilder “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”. Johnny Dep is wierd – Wilder is lovable.

By: Taylor at Household Management 101

Taylor at Household Management 101 — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:20:43 +0000

I do this too with my oldest — if she reads the book, then she can see the movie. She has read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, several of the Harry Potter books, most of the Little House books, Narnia books, and on and on. It works like a charm.

I also do “book clubs” with her, where we both read the book and discuss it together. I get the book on CD from the library and listen during my commute to and from work, and this really motivated her too. We have listened to James and the Giant Peach, City of Ember, Tale of Despereaux, and on and on.

By the way, after reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the Johnny Depp version is actually closer to the real story, although it too strays from the plot at the end with the back story they made up about Willie Wonka. You may want to watch the second version, and if you think it is OK, let your daughter watch it instead.
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By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:55:24 +0000

That’s a good idea. My daughter’s only 2 and doesn’t really care about TV yet, but she does love books. Hopefully someday she’ll enjoy both (my husband LOVES movies). I did really good about (usually) keeping the TV turned off until my son was born. Now it helps him nap while we’re making noise, and somedays I’m just too lazy to do everything. Not that we sit in front of it ALL day, you know, but…like now, while we’re eating breakfast and I’m reading blogs. lol. I think “no TV” is a nearly impossible standard! Oh well…our kids won’t be scarred for life.
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By: Kati

Kati — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:50:20 +0000

I love this idea. We have been trying to turn off our tv more because often it is just background noise. We try and turn on music instead if we feel the need for sound.

By: Will Blog for Shoes

Will Blog for Shoes — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:26:36 +0000

That us a great idea! Definitely a rule I’ll institute around here. I actually already have that rule myself, but never even thought about it applying to the kids too. We’ve never actually taken the kids to the theater, but I’m thinking it will be a good treat for the 3YO soon. He does watch a lot of movies at home (from the library & bought by grandparents but I’m thinking the book rule will come in handy there too! Thanks for the great idea!