Hints
for Parents to Help
Their Child Love to Read
Below
are some helpful hints to get your child reading on a regular basis.
- Keep a small
basket filled with joke books, magazines, short stories, books of
questions and answers, and books like Ripley’s
Believe It or Not in each bathroom of your house.
- Reading 15 -
30 minutes in bed before turning off the lights is not only a great
habit to develop but relaxes children so they fall asleep easier.
- Children need
lots of books that are "easy" or age-appropiate. No one wants to
struggle through a book when they are reading for pleasure!
- Take your
children to the bookstores regularly. Make visiting bookstores your
family recreation and eventually part of your “family
culture”. Get books on many subjects and make them accessible for
your children at all times.
- Secondhand bookstores,
Salvation Army stores, Value Villages, yard sales and Book Events
are the best places
to find inexpensive books.
- When it comes
to teaching some “boring
stuff”,
like Math, Phonics and Grammar, a car is often the best place. Kids
in car
seats have nothing better to do than to pay attention and work out abstract
lessons.
- Always
ask questions on a given subject to raise your child’s
interest or inspire their curiosity before teaching something new.
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Why is reading important
in
today's society?
Reading
is more important today than it ever was — it is crucial to
being an informed citizen, to succeed in one's chosen career, and
to personal fulfillment.
Children
who read well do better in other subjects and in all aspects of schooling
and beyond. As the world becomes more complex, reading is increasingly
important for children trying to find their place in it.
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