A month ago, I mentioned about getting DD to practice. Incentives were mentioned. Since she emptied her piggy bank of the last $2 for princess things out of the vending machine, we offered $0.25 for every book she read (we had specific Scholastic BOB books). But then she found 2 quarters on the boardwalk and then another at swim camp and no books were read.
Then she mentioned today that she wanted a violin for her birthday. I said that she hasn't shown us that she is willing to do the practice as she wasn't reading like she said she would. She said she would read a book now. Took a level 2 book out of the box and just read it. Though whenever I try and get her read to me it was like she was struggling.
I hate the incentives but it is bizarre how she could just read this book but when I sit with her she says it is too hard and wants to do something else a lot. DH reads at least 2 non fiction books a week and I read regularly so she sees us reading. We have always read to her quite a bit and we will read about 5 of her books a day to her. Maybe she justs likes it when we read to her. Sometimes I find her "reading" one of her Barbie Learn to read books in bed in the morning. But sitting with me and getting her to read is hard.
Ren
