Creative Reading Ideas

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The Pass-It-Back Notebook
By Dena Wood (Times Tales)

One of the things I did with my oldest son when he was first learning to read was to start the Pass-It-Back notebook. This was just a small blank book that we would write in and pass back and forth.

I might write a few sentences telling him about my day, asking about his, or maybe even asking some profound question like, "What is your favorite color and why do you like it?"

This was a pleasant and painless way to get in some extra reading and writing practice.

My son, now 17, came across his notebook the other day and we had a laugh as we looked through it and read the entries. Neither of us had the heart to get rid of it.

This was a great reminder and I picked up another notebook at the Dollar Store, this time in pink. Last night I explained the concept to my 7 year old daughter, wrote my first entry and left it on her bed. I noticed, as I went upstairs tonight that the notebook is on my bed, eagerly awaiting a response.