Parent Teacher Conferences - DD And Reading

[Madi100]

We had parent teacher conferences last night. My DD11 is a very good student. We go because we care not because we expect there to be problems. And, they all raved about her until we got to reading. She thinks Madison is great. Her only concern is how Madison is doing in her other classes. Their free reading goal was to read 300 pages in 9 weeks. Madison read 2100. Her teacher was concerned that she was failing her other classes, because she reads too much. We assured her that Madison does well in her other classes and is involved with church, soccer, piano, and plenty of time to just "play".

It made me think of this board and Julie and getting in trouble for reading too much.

 

[DVCsince02]

I love to read, if only I had more time.

Good for your little girl!

 

[UrsulasShadow]

Geez, this sort of thing used to be encouraged, not seen as a basis for concern.

We used to have reading "contests" in school all the time. I would devour at least a book a night when I was her age.

Good for her! She's doing wonderfully, and I'll bet you're proud of her.

 

[dmccarty]

I got in trouble in sixth grade for reading during recess. I had to help clean up the first graders class for the next recess as a result.

Looking back the teacher did not want me in the classroom unsupervised. After that point I just read outside. This was in LA and it was HOT and HUMID. I rode my bike to and from school so getting sweaty was going to happen. But I did not want to get sticky wet playing outside so I just would read instead. Staying in the AC seemed logical. Once I cleaned my way to understanding the error in my logic I just went outside,sat in the shade and read my books.

Later,
Dan

 

[Madi100]

Geez, this sort of thing used to be encouraged, not seen as a basis for concern.

We used to have reading "contests" in school all the time. I would devour at least a book a night when I was her age.

Good for her! She's doing wonderfully, and I'll bet you're proud of her.

We are very proud of her. I understand why the teacher was concerned, not knowing her other grades. When we told her she was doing great, she was thrilled. Since the end of October she's read two of the Twilight books. The third one she read this past week. She really, really likes them.

 

[SamIAm21]

Good for your DD! My DD is a good student, but she doesn't like to read. It's to the point where I have to give her a book I know she'll like, if she just starts it, and then assign her pages to read everyday. She does it and she likes the stories, but if I don't assign them, she wouldn't bother.

Who could not like Beezus & Ramona?

 

[chickie]

Wow! I wish my DD liked to read HALF as much as your DD! We have to coax mine to read every night; and she only has to read for 20 minutes each night. I don't read much, myself, though, so I blame myself a little. I really want to start on that Twightlight series, though.

 

[FairyGodmotherJen]

As a fourth-grade teacher, I think she's doing great! Especially since she seems very well-rounded. Of course, we don't always know everything our students are involved in at home, so I'm glad you told her teacher.

I was just like her - and some of the other posters - as a kid. I got in trouble for hiding my novel in my lap during math class. That could explain why my math grade dipped the way it did.... These days I tell my students that if anyone MADE me read for a half hour a day, I'd be jumping up and down in excitement! It seems I only read over vacations these days.

 

[HillPete]

I got in trouble in sixth grade for reading during recess. I had to help clean up the first graders class for the next recess as a result.

Looking back the teacher did not want me in the classroom unsupervised. After that point I just read outside. This was in LA and it was HOT and HUMID. I rode my bike to and from school so getting sweaty was going to happen. But I did not want to get sticky wet playing outside so I just would read instead. Staying in the AC seemed logical. Once I cleaned my way to understanding the error in my logic I just went outside,sat in the shade and read my books.

Later,
Dan

Boy, were you lucky! I got in trouble for reading on the playground. I had to 'sprain my ankle' every day and sneak a book in my jacket so I could read in the nurse's office. My parents were furious that the school wouldn't let me read on the playground.

 

[wishspirit]

Ah kindred spirits!

I used to get told off at school for spending my playtimes (recess) reading, till i hit secondary school (Junior High/High school) and they stopped caring.

I am reading 3 books at the moment- The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World 2009 (cover to cover), a really trashy historical romance and Pride and Prejudice. That's not including all the books and articles i have to read for Uni, but they are just dull!

 

[firsttimemom]

My DD (she'll be 11 next week) is the same way. I've caught her in class reading when she should be doing something else. Now my soon-to-be 9 yr old is just the opposite. He'd rather give blood than read a book.

So on the cruise we'll just park the girls in their lounge chairs and let them read!

Liz

 

[daneenm]

My DD reads like crazy too! In fact, the first two months of school she has been the top reader (both in pages and time) in her class. I used to be the same way. She gets all of her homework done and has a 4.0. The only downside is that when she is supposed to be doing things like getting ready for school, she is always trying to read while doing it, which means I have to be 'Bad Cop' and make her put the book down so she will actually get done.

 

[hanco005]

Our daughter loves to read as well. Her school tracks by the number of minutes and she always exceeds (and almost doubles) the expected reading time.

Reading is something that I hope she never outgrows. My wife and I still love to read and we were both big readers as kids...of course now I read mostly Disney and Homebrewing books.

Good for your daughter and congrats on her love of reading.

Oh, and Go Gohpers, you Iowa Hawkeye you (assumption on my part since you are from Iowa)

 

[Madi100]

My DD (she'll be 11 next week) is the same way. I've caught her in class reading when she should be doing something else. Now my soon-to-be 9 yr old is just the opposite. He'd rather give blood than read a book.

So on the cruise we'll just park the girls in their lounge chairs and let them read!

Liz

Sounds like a plan, although I hope she wants to do more than read while she's on the cruise

 

[shaeJB]

I got in trouble during kindergarten for reading a third-grade level book. The teacher actually took it away from me and told me that I wasn't allowed to read it, even though it was free-period and I was perfectly capable. That's when I started reading and writing upside down, just to give my brain something to do

 

[bawstngrl]

I started reading and writing upside down

Oh I like to do that too.....although my habit came from being a remedial teacher and sitting across from a student helping them read...(.the page was upside down for me).
I haven't done upside down cursive in a while.Not sure I still can....

 

[angelegod]

Geez, this sort of thing used to be encouraged, not seen as a basis for concern.

We used to have reading "contests" in school all the time. I would devour at least a book a night when I was her age.

Good for her! She's doing wonderfully, and I'll bet you're proud of her.

I remeber those as a kid and why dose the teacher care if she is reading more then the other kids my teacher did not care and I loved reading to the point that when I was a kid I was conviced that barns and noble was heaven and I still do and I love the libary

 

[BriarRosie]

I love these stories!

I don't know if you all had workbooks in your early elementary years, but I do. You'd read a chapter and do the workbook sheets that correspond to the lesson.

You guessed it. I was given a minor reprimand for continuing to fill out the workbook sheets during class on lessons we hadn't gotten to yet.

While I love to read, I have to say that I did NOT give up my play time during recess. I was a four-square goddess, and I did my share of digging in the sandbox and swinging on swings.

 

[Madi100]

I remeber those as a kid and why dose the teacher care if she is reading more then the other kids my teacher did not care and I loved reading to the point that when I was a kid I was conviced that barns and noble was heaven and I still do and I love the libary

I don't think she was so much concerned with how much she was reading but rather concerned that if she was reading that much her other classes must be failing. When she found out it was not the case she was very excited.

 

[timmac]

I got in trouble during kindergarten for reading a third-grade level book. The teacher actually took it away from me and told me that I wasn't allowed to read it, even though it was free-period and I was perfectly capable. That's when I started reading and writing upside down, just to give my brain something to do

I seem to recall getting in trouble for "reading ahead" like that during first grade. I just shrugged my shoulders and went on with my day though.

My DD4, not yet in Kindergarten, on the other hand, is better at pre-reading than she usually admits to us, and has been doing "mirror writing" of her name, which pretty much floored me to see.