DITHOR question

[Alison in KY]

If I used the book packs with DITHOR, based on Reading level I'd buy level 2/3 for my 10 yr old son. Do you read through every one of these books in a year? Or is it a 2 year program where you read the level 2 side one year and then the level 3 side the next. In the book packs where there are more than one book listed under a genre, are those choices to pick for your book pack, or are you reading both? I'm trying to figure out if this is doable for my son who doesn't love reading so much. I don't want to overwhelm him with these books and extension books and fun reading books so I'm trying to see how things balances out.

Thanks for any help.

Alison in KY

[mamaloves4]

Hi,

We are using DITHOR this year and we love it! I purchased the 2/3 level student book, but the level 3 book pack. (there are two separate book packages--level 2 and level 3). Conveniently with the books was a 'reading schedule'--what I mean, is that it indicated which book was for each genre and how many days to spend on it--5, 10, or 15. If you use DITHOR 3 times a week I believe it will take two years to get through the 9 genres, however, for us, we will get through 7 genres this year and my plan is to start next year by finishing up the level 2/3 student book (we would have 2 genres left) and then rolling into the level 4/5 student book and book recommendations for each genre.

The amount of reading varies, sometimes it is as little as 3-4 pages and sometimes up to 9 pages a day. It all depends on the length of the book and whether or not you are reading it through in 5, 10, or 15 days. The best part about this program is that is so customizable!! (is that a word?) My daughter devours books without really thinking about what she is reading and I wanted her to learn to savor and to slow down and really get to the 'heart' of the book--it has done that. I love to hear her say--oh! I love this book!

I want to encourage you to customize it for your son. Just pick one book and read it over the course of 15 days. Use this to 'whet' his appetite for more--so pick a really great book and give him a little bit to read in it everyday and see what happens!

Jess

[RachelB]

Thanks for sharing your excitement Jess! My daughter devours books too, so I'm excited about her learning to slow down, and think about what she's reading. We're starting today with our biography kick-off!