Teaching your child to read does not just start with you teaching them. It starts with them gaining a love of looking, feeling and listening to books. Many parents make reading a quiz , a test of the child's ability. I don't think even an adult would like to be tested each time they read a Book. Reading then becomes a source of anxiety for children. Reading should be a joint effort. Something we do together. Reading should be enjoyable and something that all children enjoy and want to do.
Reading activities
In a world that is slowly but surely turning away from books and getting glued to monitors or television screens, the importance of developing a
passion for reading cannot be overlooked. Reading is a habit and should be established when the child is relatively young. What can you do to foster
this habit?
passion for reading cannot be overlooked. Reading is a habit and should be established when the child is relatively young. What can you do to foster
this habit?
Find a reading class:
There are many well structured after school reading classes that aim todraw the children to books. They help children with diction, idioms and
phrases. For young children, these classes can be fun with animated
characters and pictures. Illustrated picture books, rhymes, silly songs
and pretend stories all attract young children. Use creativity to capture
the child's vivid imagination. Contact your local library.
Pique your child's interest in reading :
If your child has a favourite character, pick a series of books that
features this character. For my son, it was Spiderman. Thanks to friendly
neighbourhood spidey, my son latched on to comics fairly early in his
childhood. Now, as a teenager he still reads comics!
features this character. For my son, it was Spiderman. Thanks to friendly
neighbourhood spidey, my son latched on to comics fairly early in his
childhood. Now, as a teenager he still reads comics!
Build a home-library reading corner:
A skill like reading cannot be learnt in isolation. Do not leave all thehard work to the school. Pick up books that you think your
child might like. The Internet is also a rich resource of reading games
that will attract little children to the fine art of reading.
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