Since I homeschool the children, I do require them to read as part of their schoolwork. I don't require any extra reading in their spare time because I make sure to put enough into reading during school hours. They do still read on their own in their spare time, though. In school, we have the normal academic reading where they also learn vocabulary, phonics, reading comprehension, etc. And then we also have a time of quiet reading where they get to select their own books to just read. The little one doesn't read yet, so he selects books and looks at pictures. The older one reads chapter books, and has a reading log where she puts the title, author, summary, rates the book, and compares it to another book.
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