No one is talking about reading to HOH or deaf kids

re why low income might not go to the library- wondering if it is because of a)the library is too far away to travel to or in an area that they can't get to via public transportation (if they have no car), or...b)there are no libraries nearby. I have read that many places especially smaller cities/towns have closed down their libraries due to lack of funding.

I can't remember if either of my parents ever read to us. I don't think so.. Mom wasn't (and isn't) much of a reader and doesn't like to read. Dad is the bookworm but when I was growing up he was working- his job was 45-50 minutes away by car, by high school he owned his own pharmacy. I became a bookworm myself; my brother and sister not so much lol. I think though that both my niece and nephew have been read to- however they're polar opposites (in many ways)- she loves to read, he doesn't.
 
Nobody ever read a book to me either. Kind of pointless and uninteresting. They did however, teach me to read at a very early age.

That was useful.
 
I just told my doggie a story about how I got him , it's importance to talk to our pets too. :giggle:
 
DeafDucky said:
re why low income might not go to the library- wondering if it is because of a)the library is too far away to travel to or in an area that they can't get to via public transportation (if they have no car), or...b)there are no libraries nearby. I have read that many places especially smaller cities/towns have closed down their libraries due to lack of funding.
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I was fortunate that in my most active reading years I lived within walking distance of libraries. After my parents divorced we had no car, so that was important.

I can't remember if either of my parents ever read to us. I don't think so.. Mom wasn't (and isn't) much of a reader and doesn't like to read. Dad is the bookworm but when I was growing up he was working- his job was 45-50 minutes away by car, by high school he owned his own pharmacy. I became a bookworm myself; my brother and sister not so much lol. I think though that both my niece and nephew have been read to- however they're polar opposites (in many ways)- she loves to read, he doesn't.
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Even if they don't have time to read to their kids I think it encourages kids to read if they see their parents or other family members with books. I remember my dad read mostly technical publications (he was an electrical engineer), my mom read historical novels, and my grandmother read biographies/autobiographies and large art books.
 
Bottesini said:
Nobody ever read a book to me either. Kind of pointless and uninteresting. They did however, teach me to read at a very early age.

That was useful.
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Yes, that's kind of like you can feed a man fish for one day, or teach him how to fish to feed him for a lifetime.
 
Bebonang said:
What is wrong with low-income family going to the library to borrow children's books? They don't have to pay for the books. All they have to do is fill out the library cards and borrow some books to read to the children. But we need pictures and sign language books for children so that they can follow the storytelling, I think. And it is good idea if there is a Deaf storyteller with group of Deaf children and hearing children (CODA). That would help.

The low-income parent don't have to go to the store and force themselves to buy books.
Library is the way to go, eh? :cool2:
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Maybe is b/c there is no library close by and they can't afford the bus fare .
 
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