They learn so much from everything they read. I'm a firm believer in letting them read at all levels from quality books. We seek to have quality books of all levels in our home. There is something to be gained from a great book no matter what age it's aimed at. There are story books that speak strongly to me, as well as heavy adult literature (War and Peace for example), and everything in between. I think it's about what is gained. A quote attributed to Mortimer Adler says, "In the case of good books, the point is not how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you." That's exactly how I feel.
Recently, I decided to take pictures of their many reading positions in just one morning. I love how this (unintentionally) shows the many levels of reading they experience on a regular basis. It's also a VERY typical morning around here.
Story books.
Logan moved onto a history book maybe?
Next I found him getting warm (the vent blows from under that cabinet) while reading '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea'.
Annie moved onto something longer (Mrs. Piggle Wiggle maybe?).
After breakfast, Abby joined her sister.
Alex grabbed his own stack of books while waiting for Annie and Logan to finally eat breakfast and complete their morning work.
Logan decided to get dressed and then eat while continuing his book from before. (I often have to tell the kids to take their books off of the table so we can finish meals.)
After he finished his morning work, he moved onto a science book while waiting for kidschool to start.
Abby also continued to look at books while waiting for everyone.
This is from another day, but I include it because it shows another aspect of our reading culture. They see reading as a fun activity to do together. Although they have very individual personalities and enjoy very different types of books, they still love to read together. Annie especially loves to read story books out loud to Alex; they sit together with a stack of books almost every afternoon.
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