scarlettd\" post_id=\"2026306\" time=\"1622899866\" user_id=\"193165:

May i know some good read tips for a three year old boy?

scarlettd\" post_id=\"2026306\" time=\"1622899866\" user_id=\"193165:

May i know some good read tips for a three year old boy?

scarlettd\" post_id=\"2026306\" time=\"1622899866\" user_id=\"193165:

May i know some good read tips for a three year old boy?

slmkhoo\" post_id=\"2023680\" time=\"1620790870\" user_id=\"28674:

zac's mum\" post_id=\"2023673\" time=\"1620786327\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2023673 time=1620786327 user_id=53606]Hi chasingrainbows, I have sent u a PM.

Just wanted to add that I had a major breakthrough when I started choosing story books with a male protagonist of similar age as them. Boys tend to identify strongly with characters who are like them. Mine simply hated all those girly books that abound in the library. Try Roald Dahl, Famous Five, Sherlock Sam. Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner.

I don't have sons, but I also had to choose books with male protagonists for my nephew (because my sis-in-law asked for help). I can't remember how old your son is, but these should be suitable for those around 10, or you can KIV for future.

Narnia series
Mysterious Benedict Society series
Artemis Fowl series
Percy Jackson series
The Giver series
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
Books by Jerry Spinelli[/quote]

slmkhoo\" post_id=\"2023680\" time=\"1620790870\" user_id=\"28674:

zac's mum\" post_id=\"2023673\" time=\"1620786327\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2023673 time=1620786327 user_id=53606]Hi chasingrainbows, I have sent u a PM.

Just wanted to add that I had a major breakthrough when I started choosing story books with a male protagonist of similar age as them. Boys tend to identify strongly with characters who are like them. Mine simply hated all those girly books that abound in the library. Try Roald Dahl, Famous Five, Sherlock Sam. Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner.

I don't have sons, but I also had to choose books with male protagonists for my nephew (because my sis-in-law asked for help). I can't remember how old your son is, but these should be suitable for those around 10, or you can KIV for future.

Narnia series
Mysterious Benedict Society series
Artemis Fowl series
Percy Jackson series
The Giver series
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
Books by Jerry Spinelli[/quote]

zac's mum\" post_id=\"2023673\" time=\"1620786327\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2023673 time=1620786327 user_id=53606]
Hi chasingrainbows, I have sent u a PM.

Just wanted to add that I had a major breakthrough when I started choosing story books with a male protagonist of similar age as them. Boys tend to identify strongly with characters who are like them. Mine simply hated all those girly books that abound in the library. Try Roald Dahl, Famous Five, Sherlock Sam. Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner.[/quote]

zac's mum\" post_id=\"2022769\" time=\"1620251693\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2022769 time=1620251693 user_id=53606]

glitterpen\" post_id=\"2022760\" time=\"1620229247\" user_id=\"187525:

I am facing the same problem with my boys. #1 likes to read sci-fi and non-fiction books like Nat Geo and Sci based books. He occasionally reads fiction books but his choice and interest is very limited. I tried enticing him with lots of different titles but he dislikes most of it. He loves comics and will pore over his Beyblade comics over and over again though.

This doesn't seem like a problem to me? My girl basically only reads books with unicorns or fairies in them (better still: magical unicorns!), and I'm not sure that's better. At least your boy is learning stuff from his books.

zac's mum\" post_id=\"2022630\" time=\"1620182436\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2022630 time=1620182436 user_id=53606]

chasingrainbows\" post_id=\"2022610\" time=\"1620177265\" user_id=\"160135:

If u happen to have a Kindle e-reader, search for Beyblade and there are some fiction books that will come up:
https://postimg.cc/QBRD5ysZ

My boy was exactly the same as you describe. He was into both Beyblade & Minecraft. I bought some hard copy Minecraft story books & he liked them. One day he searched the Kindle store for Minecraft e-books and he was hooked into the Dave the Villager series. Those are good adventure stories & the language is good. He picked up plenty of vocab from those books. His English improved by leaps & bounds after that. Not sure about the Beyblade series but u can take a look.

If he is open to bedtime stories & parent-child bonding time, u can try reading aloud to him at those times. Many of the stories (including Harry Potter series) end the chapter with a cliffhanger. He couldn’t bear to wait 24 hours till the next night for the next chapter, so he would pick up the e-book himself after school & continue reading on his own.

He devours such story books, several per day & his reading speed is faster than an adult’s now. His general English (Paper 2) is no problem as he learns all the sentence structures, grammar, contextual clues etc simply from voracious reading of such adventure books.

However, not much help for Compo (as slmkhoo has said). However, when I passed him some good model Compos and a good-phrases book to read recently, he was very keen and kept commenting: “Wow, this phrase is really good! I think I’ll use that...

Jia you! I think the trick may be to find story books that are linked to his interests.

zac's mum\" post_id=\"2023059\" time=\"1620375944\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2023059 time=1620375944 user_id=53606]

Zeal mummy\" post_id=\"2023040\" time=\"1620372193\" user_id=\"58173:[quote=\"Zeal mummy\" post_id=2023040 time=1620372193 user_id=58173]Reading non- fiction and scientific books are awesome! Comics on the other hand, not a wise choice.. especially the DOGMAN series... my girls are into it, saying it’s funny.. but it’s rude! I had to stop them from rereading it...[/quote]

Dogman...yeah I agree the jokes are quite childish & typical boy style. The language isn’t very crude is it? I find the story quite sweet actually...family bonding etc (despite it being a broken family) & Lil Petey is such a sweet character & full of love and forgiveness. My boy always comes and hugs me after he finishes each book. But yeah...on the whole not very educational for age P3 onwards. P1P2 read for entertainment factor still ok lah.[/quote]

Zeal mummy\" post_id=\"2023040\" time=\"1620372193\" user_id=\"58173:[quote=\"Zeal mummy\" post_id=2023040 time=1620372193 user_id=58173]
Reading non- fiction and scientific books are awesome! Comics on the other hand, not a wise choice.. especially the DOGMAN series... my girls are into it, saying it’s funny.. but it’s rude! I had to stop them from rereading it...[/quote]

slmkhoo\" post_id=\"2022777\" time=\"1620259267\" user_id=\"28674:

As the mother of 2 girls who read mostly fiction (and yes, a lot of fairies though not unicorns!), I understand your concerns. But there is still benefit in reading such books - narrative structure and language use is the same no matter what the content, and the content does encourage exploration into imaginative worlds, emotions, relationships etc. You don't mention the age of your girl, but you can help select books for her that tangentially relate to her fairy stories (food, plants, clothing, history etc) and also select non-fairy stories for her. I used to stipulate that my girls borrow at least 1 book that didn't involve fairies and 1 non-fiction book every time we visited the library (and 1 Chinese book). Since they borrowed about 8 books at a time, I thought that was fair! Both my girls are graduating from university, so their early diet of fairy stories and fantasy hasn't done them too much harm.

glitterpen\" post_id=\"2022760\" time=\"1620229247\" user_id=\"187525:

chasingrainbows\" post_id=\"2022610\" time=\"1620177265\" user_id=\"160135:

I am facing the same problem with my boys. #1 likes to read sci-fi and non-fiction books like Nat Geo and Sci based books. He occasionally reads fiction books but his choice and interest is very limited. I tried enticing him with lots of different titles but he dislikes most of it. He loves comics and will pore over his Beyblade comics over and over again though.

This doesn't seem like a problem to me? My girl basically only reads books with unicorns or fairies in them (better still: magical unicorns!), and I'm not sure that's better. At least your boy is learning stuff from his books.

glitterpen\" post_id=\"2022760\" time=\"1620229247\" user_id=\"187525:

chasingrainbows\" post_id=\"2022610\" time=\"1620177265\" user_id=\"160135:

I am facing the same problem with my boys. #1 likes to read sci-fi and non-fiction books like Nat Geo and Sci based books. He occasionally reads fiction books but his choice and interest is very limited. I tried enticing him with lots of different titles but he dislikes most of it. He loves comics and will pore over his Beyblade comics over and over again though.

This doesn't seem like a problem to me? My girl basically only reads books with unicorns or fairies in them (better still: magical unicorns!), and I'm not sure that's better. At least your boy is learning stuff from his books.

chasingrainbows\" post_id=\"2022610\" time=\"1620177265\" user_id=\"160135:

I am facing the same problem with my boys. #1 likes to read sci-fi and non-fiction books like Nat Geo and Sci based books. He occasionally reads fiction books but his choice and interest is very limited. I tried enticing him with lots of different titles but he dislikes most of it. He loves comics and will pore over his Beyblade comics over and over again though.

zac's mum\" post_id=\"2022647\" time=\"1620186300\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2022647 time=1620186300 user_id=53606]
Lol I get that same moaning & groaning! He’s having his Compo exam right now as we speak. I’ve no idea how he will fare. During our practices he would be rolling his eyes at the tight structure required. I made him promise he would throw in at least 5 good phrases & use my suggested ideas for various scenarios. Whether he will actually do it is up in the air really. If you have a good formula for aceing PSLE Compo pls PM me.[/quote]