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teaandlibri's review against another edition
4.0
An enjoyable book about reading Jason Boog was raised a reader. So when his daughter Olive was born he wanted to instill the same love of books as he was, while balancing new technologies like smartphones and tablets.
The book is divided year by year (mostly) of age and cognitive-stage appropriate books for the littlest readers. From reading books to babies even though they won't understand the content to balancing out how a toddler can use a smartphone to enhance the learning experience of a book, the author provides a break down as to how a parent can utilize reading and technology together.
The author comes across as a little anti-smartphone/tech (which I personally can understand), but there might be some who dislike it. However, I thought he did a really great job in showing how difficult it can be to just not hand over his phone to his child to keep her happy while trying to figure out what apps to download and how he could best use them to help Olive when she was very interested in a particular subject.
And I thought he did a really good job in showing how various resources and books can be used: from allowing a baby to chew on the book (as a way of exploring the world) to keeping books readily available to learning how the library works and the various baby/child activities there, I found it fascinating to read how there is a lot more than just plopping down and reading a book.
That said, I do somewhat understand that some people might feel this book isn't for them--it's aimed towards parents who read and have the time/energy to invest in a long-term practice of reading and book interaction. There also might be people who dislike the lack of heavily scientific citation or evidence. Personally I liked that a lot as books of this time tend to be a little to dry and academic for my tastes.
The author seems to want to make this as more of a guide and a "how-to" rather than a book to support his assertions. It's also probably a lot easier for a parent with a young child to read than reading some big huge dense scientific book when all he or she wants to know is how to read with the child.
I don't have children, but I think this would be a GREAT read for parents, teachers, caregivers, teacher's aides, librarians, or anyone who needs to interact with children. There are also book recommendations for each age, (1-4 and beyond kindergarten), so hopefully this will give some ideas.A good purchase for anyone in the above categories, but someone who doesn't have children may benefit more from just borrowing this from the library instead.
The book is divided year by year (mostly) of age and cognitive-stage appropriate books for the littlest readers. From reading books to babies even though they won't understand the content to balancing out how a toddler can use a smartphone to enhance the learning experience of a book, the author provides a break down as to how a parent can utilize reading and technology together.
The author comes across as a little anti-smartphone/tech (which I personally can understand), but there might be some who dislike it. However, I thought he did a really great job in showing how difficult it can be to just not hand over his phone to his child to keep her happy while trying to figure out what apps to download and how he could best use them to help Olive when she was very interested in a particular subject.
And I thought he did a really good job in showing how various resources and books can be used: from allowing a baby to chew on the book (as a way of exploring the world) to keeping books readily available to learning how the library works and the various baby/child activities there, I found it fascinating to read how there is a lot more than just plopping down and reading a book.
That said, I do somewhat understand that some people might feel this book isn't for them--it's aimed towards parents who read and have the time/energy to invest in a long-term practice of reading and book interaction. There also might be people who dislike the lack of heavily scientific citation or evidence. Personally I liked that a lot as books of this time tend to be a little to dry and academic for my tastes.
The author seems to want to make this as more of a guide and a "how-to" rather than a book to support his assertions. It's also probably a lot easier for a parent with a young child to read than reading some big huge dense scientific book when all he or she wants to know is how to read with the child.
I don't have children, but I think this would be a GREAT read for parents, teachers, caregivers, teacher's aides, librarians, or anyone who needs to interact with children. There are also book recommendations for each age, (1-4 and beyond kindergarten), so hopefully this will give some ideas.A good purchase for anyone in the above categories, but someone who doesn't have children may benefit more from just borrowing this from the library instead.
mlottermoser's review against another edition
4.0
I love to read. I want to instill that love with my children. I found the research and experiences interesting and loved the example books and apps for each age. I found the ending about the connections to the common core reassuring. Do these simple techniques and your kid will succeed.
Techniques:
1. Read together
2. Ask lots of questions
3. Share details
4. Dramatize the story
5. Help your child identify with the character
6. Compliment your child as you read
7. Discuss personal opinions
8. Follow the things your child loves
9. Stop and talk about what happened
10. Guess what happens next
11. Continue to conversation later
12. Scaffold
13. Explore the world and other cultures
14. Compare to personal experiences
15. Have your child retell the story
Techniques:
1. Read together
2. Ask lots of questions
3. Share details
4. Dramatize the story
5. Help your child identify with the character
6. Compliment your child as you read
7. Discuss personal opinions
8. Follow the things your child loves
9. Stop and talk about what happened
10. Guess what happens next
11. Continue to conversation later
12. Scaffold
13. Explore the world and other cultures
14. Compare to personal experiences
15. Have your child retell the story
choirqueer's review against another edition
4.0
Although I'm not a parent, I found this book really interesting because it covers a lot of issues relating to reading development that I hadn't given a lot of consideration before. I really appreciated the anecdotes illustrating the author's own child's progression through different stages of readership and how that related to her development in other ways. The attention to technological advancements such as audiobooks, apps, and "screen time" was very informative; these were things my parents never had to consider when I was a child. The one weakness I noticed in this book was that some sections seemed out of place in relation to the chapters in which they were included -- for instance, a section on books for older readers was included in the chapter on reading with your child in their first year of life, when it seemed like that would be more appropriate for the chapter on "kindergarten and beyond". Overall, I definitely feel like this book would be very useful to parents or to other adults interested in learning more about useful strategies for raising children who read. I would be really interested to hear whether actual parents feel similarly.
sapeiffer's review against another edition
4.0
Starting off citing research supporting significant IQ benefits to specific styles of reading with kids is strong and convincing to keep me hooked. Loved the fact that this book didn't outright dismiss screens but talked about HOW to use them as a form of media and evaluate the educational value of different apps with specific recommendations. This gets a little repetitive as each chapter sorted by age could probably be summarized "be animated, excited, and genuinely work with your child's interests", but the specific ideas on ways to do that were very helpful.
p0tat0's review against another edition
5.0
I wish I had infinity copies of this book to hand out to new parents in the library where I work. Boog's writing style is so engaging and accessible and his message so valuable that I think this should be a standard text for anyone involved in early literacy, parents, educators and librarians alike.
ecstaticlistening's review against another edition
4.0
Probably one of the best kid-raising books I've read so far. 100% recommended for every new and soon-to-be-new parent.
elephant's review against another edition
5.0
So, this is actually, a totally awesome book for parents and educators of young children to own. I am an assistant youth librarian, mother of 3 and teacher, and while I love checking out books from the library, this is a book that I highly recommend purchasing so that you can refer to it over time. The book covers reading from birth to age 5 and gives tips on good books and apps to share with your children along with how you should be sharing things with them and the developmental reasons why in order to further their mental growth and development. It is filled with fabulous "Storytelling Lessons" and "Born Reading Playbook" tips along with conversation starters. I highly recommend this book to parents, children's librarians and teachers of infants and young children. I received this book free to review from Netgalley.
georgegorewell's review against another edition
4.0
Lots of parenting books claim that parents SHOULD do this and SHOULD do that. Jason Boog's book presents recommendations from pediatricians, teachers, and librarians but also presents his own experiences raising his daughter, Olive, and makes no claims that this is the ONLY way to raise a child. He encourages parents to find a balance that works for them, especially in regards to books versus apps, and that no one format is better than another -- instead, it is how parents use them.
Boog presents his 15 tips to help your child develop their reading right in his introduction. That "playbook" provides the framework for the rest of the book, which follows a timeline from before birth to kindergarten and beyond. Each chapter provides age-appropriate book and app recommendations, as well as feedback as to how Olive (and Boog himself) responded to those tools.
Like pretty much anyone raising a child in this highly-technological world, I question how much time my daughter should spend with a portable screen in her hands. I also question whether some apps are better than others, just as some books may be better than others. Boog has great suggestions and ideas, as well as encouragement that a balance can be reached.
For parents who are looking for new ideas to work with their children and improve (or create) good reading habits, this book gives many tips and tricks, experiences, and title recommendations of both books and apps. If parents are born readers themselves, there may be little new information, but there is plenty of reassurance to be found.
Boog presents his 15 tips to help your child develop their reading right in his introduction. That "playbook" provides the framework for the rest of the book, which follows a timeline from before birth to kindergarten and beyond. Each chapter provides age-appropriate book and app recommendations, as well as feedback as to how Olive (and Boog himself) responded to those tools.
Like pretty much anyone raising a child in this highly-technological world, I question how much time my daughter should spend with a portable screen in her hands. I also question whether some apps are better than others, just as some books may be better than others. Boog has great suggestions and ideas, as well as encouragement that a balance can be reached.
For parents who are looking for new ideas to work with their children and improve (or create) good reading habits, this book gives many tips and tricks, experiences, and title recommendations of both books and apps. If parents are born readers themselves, there may be little new information, but there is plenty of reassurance to be found.
bookwormmichelle's review against another edition
4.0
A very interesting and valuable book for preparing parents to raise real readers. I actually did many of these things on my own, not knowing the official "resehatarch" or "techniques" and never experienced any anxiety about what to read (I could hardly wait to read my way around the children's room.) I'd really recommend this to any new parent.