7 Things to with your voice to keep your child engaged...Thanks Mem Fox!

I highly recommend the book Reading Magic by Mem Fox. This is taken from her book.

"We can do at least seven things with our voices to keep our listeners engaged. Six of these seven vocal gymnastics are contrasts: loud and soft, fast and slow, and high and low. And we can p-a-u-s-e. The words on the page will tell use which of these to choose. We don't need speech trainining. We simply need to pay close attention." (p.42 Reading Magic Mem Fox)

I remember reading this quote in the spring and I decided to give it a try with Patrick. I was very aware of my voice when I pulled out The Little Engine that Could  by Watty Piper. This was a great book to try out slow to fast (I think I can, I think I can, I think I can) It was almost like the words were gaining momentum just like the little engine. Then I used the pause when the train finally made it over the mountain. Pauses are dramatic in reading. Pauses allow your children to stop with you and get excited about what's to come.

Your challenge today - Read a book and try one of the 7 vocal gymnastics as you read. Let me know how it goes!