最近儿子在读鸢尾花系列读物，这一系列将世界名著改编成简易读物，每页的字体大小适中（妈妈们，选书时这一点很重要，字体大是要保护孩子的眼睛），每页信息疏密均匀（一页不能有太多信息其实是分解目标，不能让孩子读半天一页还读不完，失去耐心，没有成就感），中文翻译整体放在了书的后面（千万不要买中英双页对照的读物，孩子只看中文，不看英文了），录音非常棒，是角色扮演式的，不是一般人录的（这个在购买是很难知道，买了以后才可知晓，也只能碰运气了）。我从第二级到第五级各买了一本，看看儿子的程度适合哪一级，书上标的是第二级针对小学高年级和初一，第五级针对的是高二和高三。
我让他在每天睡觉前读几页（读出声来），他挺喜欢的，他读完后再不看书听录音（是他自己要求这样的），我问他都听得懂吗，他说没有问题。我有时间了就让他给我讲最喜欢的情节，他讲得头头是道。
我将这个系列推荐给了我的同事，她告诉我，她的儿子两天就读完了（默读，不是读出声来），说明挺喜欢的，可她觉得这样没有充分发挥书的作用，于是出问题考她的儿子，考生词，考讲故事，结果儿子不愿意了。她问我怎么办。我说，本来人家好好地读故事，您非得上纲上线地，把人家的兴趣弄没了吧。可她说，他读了没有记住，也没有掌握生词，有什么用呀。噢，亏我这个同事也是教英语的大博士呀。
首先，只要孩子保持阅读，生词和句子都会再次多次出现的，孩子读多了自然就掌握了。另外，我们可以引导孩子的兴趣，比如读完了故事，问他最喜欢的人物是谁，为什么，孩子用中文和英文回答都可以，也可以掺和着说，还可以让他把最喜欢的几个单词或者句子写下来，问他为什么。最好是妈妈跟着读，然后和孩子一起做这些事，让孩子有伙伴感。
我倒是没使这些招，因为儿子尤其被《堂吉诃德》的故事所刺激，干脆提起笔来，自己开始在写山寨版的《堂吉诃德》了。刚刚写了两章（估计等不到写结尾了，等读完了《堂吉诃德》，他又会受其他故事的刺激，写其他的山寨版故事了），我抄录如下，一字不差，包括标点，我没有做任何修改。我觉得读物的作用能被如此地发扬光大，也算极致了。
The Great Adventure of a Nobleman
Chapter 1
Long time ago, there was a man who lived in a town in Germany,
De Angle. He was richer than poor men but poorer than a nobleman.
He was a strong man and he was about 40 years old. His name was
Louis.
He loved reading about noblemen or great kings. He was almost
crazy. He wanted to be a nobleman. So one day, he told his best
friend, the innkeeper about his dream - becoming
a nobleman.
"I want to be a Duke, who has lots of money
and islands." He said, looking at the blue
sky.
"Louis, are you all right?"
You can't become a nobleman! You are not rich
enough!" The innkeeper said. But Louis
didn't listen to him. "You are
my horse, Chain," he said to his horse.
"I need a new name." He started
to think, "I'm St.
Louis!" He shouted, when he rode on Chain.
"I need to find a Count, he will help
us," said St. Louis to himself.
"he lives in the hill!"
He was looking for a hill. There was a hill far away from De
Angle. "We need to walk such a long way, Chain,
be good, if you can take me there, you can become a
'noblehorse'. So,
let's go!" He talk to
Chain.
Chain started to ran. "Slow
down!" Cried St. Louis, he
couldn't grab the rope of Chain.
"No!" St. Louis shouted,
close his eyes. Suddenly, he fell off from
Chain's back. Then, Chain ran away.
That night, St. Louis went back to his house.
"Don't do it again,
OK?" Ask the innkeeper. St. Louis was so tired
but he still could talk. "I
don't know," said St. Louis.
The innkeeper thought that St. Louis couldn't
have a new adventure. So, finally, he went away. But St.
Louis' adventure was not over. It was just the
begining of this adventure.
Chapter 2
St. Louis stay in home for 2 months. Every one thought that St.
Louis' madness was gone. But of course they were
wrong. One day, St. Louis went out of his house. He went to the
market and bought some food and a sword. Then, he went out of the
town. He went to a village called Don Fin. He passed by a church
and saw a man, sitting on the step, looking unhappy and thoughtful.
The man was about 20 years old. "Hi, young man,
what are you doing here?" St. Louis asked the
man. "I'm
Paul," said the man. "I was a
farmer. But the army of the Great Emperor, Emperor of Holy Roman
Empire, destroyed my farm and went away, just left a
mess." "Oh! Poor man. My name
is St. Louis, I want to be a Duke. If you help me, you will have
some islands." Said St. Louis with a smile.
"We will go to Vienna to meet the Emperor. He
will help me to become a Duke," said St. Louis.
"But the Emperor was a terrible man, will he help
us?" cried Paul. Suddenly, a man came with two
hourses. "Paul, I have two great
news," the man said, "the old
Emperor had died, a good man became the new Emperor, Charly
Hamsbug, king of Spain. Another news is I've
bought two hourses for you."
"So, let's
go," said St. Louis,
loudly.
我让他在每天睡觉前读几页（读出声来），他挺喜欢的，他读完后再不看书听录音（是他自己要求这样的），我问他都听得懂吗，他说没有问题。我有时间了就让他给我讲最喜欢的情节，他讲得头头是道。
我将这个系列推荐给了我的同事，她告诉我，她的儿子两天就读完了（默读，不是读出声来），说明挺喜欢的，可她觉得这样没有充分发挥书的作用，于是出问题考她的儿子，考生词，考讲故事，结果儿子不愿意了。她问我怎么办。我说，本来人家好好地读故事，您非得上纲上线地，把人家的兴趣弄没了吧。可她说，他读了没有记住，也没有掌握生词，有什么用呀。噢，亏我这个同事也是教英语的大博士呀。
首先，只要孩子保持阅读，生词和句子都会再次多次出现的，孩子读多了自然就掌握了。另外，我们可以引导孩子的兴趣，比如读完了故事，问他最喜欢的人物是谁，为什么，孩子用中文和英文回答都可以，也可以掺和着说，还可以让他把最喜欢的几个单词或者句子写下来，问他为什么。最好是妈妈跟着读，然后和孩子一起做这些事，让孩子有伙伴感。
我倒是没使这些招，因为儿子尤其被《堂吉诃德》的故事所刺激，干脆提起笔来，自己开始在写山寨版的《堂吉诃德》了。刚刚写了两章（估计等不到写结尾了，等读完了《堂吉诃德》，他又会受其他故事的刺激，写其他的山寨版故事了），我抄录如下，一字不差，包括标点，我没有做任何修改。我觉得读物的作用能被如此地发扬光大，也算极致了。
The Great Adventure of a Nobleman
Chapter 1
Long time ago, there was a man who lived in a town in Germany,
De Angle. He was richer than poor men but poorer than a nobleman.
He was a strong man and he was about 40 years old. His name was
Louis.
He loved reading about noblemen or great kings. He was almost
crazy. He wanted to be a nobleman. So one day, he told his best
friend, the innkeeper about his dream - becoming
a nobleman.
"I want to be a Duke, who has lots of money
and islands." He said, looking at the blue
sky.
"Louis, are you all right?"
You can't become a nobleman! You are not rich
enough!" The innkeeper said. But Louis
didn't listen to him. "You are
my horse, Chain," he said to his horse.
"I need a new name." He started
to think, "I'm St.
Louis!" He shouted, when he rode on Chain.
"I need to find a Count, he will help
us," said St. Louis to himself.
"he lives in the hill!"
He was looking for a hill. There was a hill far away from De
Angle. "We need to walk such a long way, Chain,
be good, if you can take me there, you can become a
'noblehorse'. So,
let's go!" He talk to
Chain.
Chain started to ran. "Slow
down!" Cried St. Louis, he
couldn't grab the rope of Chain.
"No!" St. Louis shouted,
close his eyes. Suddenly, he fell off from
Chain's back. Then, Chain ran away.
That night, St. Louis went back to his house.
"Don't do it again,
OK?" Ask the innkeeper. St. Louis was so tired
but he still could talk. "I
don't know," said St. Louis.
The innkeeper thought that St. Louis couldn't
have a new adventure. So, finally, he went away. But St.
Louis' adventure was not over. It was just the
begining of this adventure.
Chapter 2
St. Louis stay in home for 2 months. Every one thought that St.
Louis' madness was gone. But of course they were
wrong. One day, St. Louis went out of his house. He went to the
market and bought some food and a sword. Then, he went out of the
town. He went to a village called Don Fin. He passed by a church
and saw a man, sitting on the step, looking unhappy and thoughtful.
The man was about 20 years old. "Hi, young man,
what are you doing here?" St. Louis asked the
man. "I'm
Paul," said the man. "I was a
farmer. But the army of the Great Emperor, Emperor of Holy Roman
Empire, destroyed my farm and went away, just left a
mess." "Oh! Poor man. My name
is St. Louis, I want to be a Duke. If you help me, you will have
some islands." Said St. Louis with a smile.
"We will go to Vienna to meet the Emperor. He
will help me to become a Duke," said St. Louis.
"But the Emperor was a terrible man, will he help
us?" cried Paul. Suddenly, a man came with two
hourses. "Paul, I have two great
news," the man said, "the old
Emperor had died, a good man became the new Emperor, Charly
Hamsbug, king of Spain. Another news is I've
bought two hourses for you."
"So, let's
go," said St. Louis,
loudly.
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