Originally Posted by MsMe:
I base how 'good' a book is solely on if I can get lost in it this way. I will read for a few hours or even 15 minutes look up and realize I can't remember seeing the words on the page only the pictures I saw. I lOVE this about reading. I think people who don't like reading have never 'seen' it.
This is how I taught my one son to read as this is how I read. I said picture what you are reading in your mind. It also worked when he was learning to write story paragraphs for school.