tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post1530996236247846050..comments2023-06-10T22:42:19.087+10:00Comments on Australasian Christian Writers: Do you enjoy reading aloud?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-71702327330302291452017-07-28T21:59:48.727+10:002017-07-28T21:59:48.727+10:00That pretty much describes me too, Susan :) I know...That pretty much describes me too, Susan :) I know some people love getting hold of audio books to listen to, but I've never been tempted to try. I do appreciate it that others in my life have been willing to listen to me read though.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-80760631830141043472017-07-28T19:11:57.112+10:002017-07-28T19:11:57.112+10:00I enjoyed reading to my children and now my grandc...I enjoyed reading to my children and now my grandchildren, however, I actually don't like being read to. I can read so much faster when I read to myself. I think I must just be impatient, as I'm always in a hurry to get to the climax/point!Susan Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07673626395112361592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-48951527242268636522017-07-28T17:22:58.203+10:002017-07-28T17:22:58.203+10:00Hi Ian,
I think there's evidence around that y...Hi Ian,<br />I think there's evidence around that your method for study is the best way to go, because we get used to the meter and flow as we read. What a wonderful time you and your dad must be having :) You've given me hope that I might still be doing the same reading out loud in the years to come. As you say, why ever stop when there's a willing audience?Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-64673622675369200742017-07-28T17:17:42.147+10:002017-07-28T17:17:42.147+10:00Hi Malvina,
It's such a lot of fun. You have ...Hi Malvina, <br />It's such a lot of fun. You have a lot to look forward to, reading Harry Potter book to a fresh audience. I read the books to all mine, and the youngest is now 13. And I can imagine how much fun reading Shakespeare and the Bible to an appreciative audience is. The statistics you mention are so manageable for reading to our kids, just one hour each week day. And I'm sure many of us easily pass this, when we're reading a great book and get requests for more :) Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-48038119232157371462017-07-28T10:18:53.564+10:002017-07-28T10:18:53.564+10:00Great post, Paula. I've always loved reading a...Great post, Paula. I've always loved reading aloud. In fact, it was typically how I studied English Lit at uni - I simply read the novels and plays aloud. A play has to be read a loud methinks.<br /><br />I'll grab any chance to read aloud now as it brings the theatrical side of me out. I'm reading Troy Branston's biography of Paul Keating to my elderly dad at present and am loving the experience.Ian Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00192687613923596829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-34751136178510694352017-07-28T07:08:09.998+10:002017-07-28T07:08:09.998+10:00Sorry, that should have read five hours a WEEK.Sorry, that should have read five hours a WEEK.Malvinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01643063300200396369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-40958445876545957382017-07-28T07:07:14.341+10:002017-07-28T07:07:14.341+10:00What a great topic. I loved reading aloud to my ch...What a great topic. I loved reading aloud to my children and now my grandchildren. We go in a family holiday once a year and this year I plan to read my two oldest grandchildren the first Harry Potter book. Last year it was Matilda by Dahl. I'm also privileged to be a Bible reader in church, a task I don't take lightly, something to practice for and also enjoy - a tremendous privilege. I think it all started when we used to have to take turns reading Shakespeare aloud in high school, and I suddenly discovered I had a slight knack for it, ham that I was. Haven't looked back! Studied have shown that reading 3,000 hours to small children before they begin school leads to a higher ease with literacy, when you break it down that's around 5 hours a well, if maths serves me correctly (it might not!). But anyway, that's the before-nap time sorted, and also the bedtime story. Reading aloud is just wonderful. Malvinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01643063300200396369noreply@blogger.com