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. |
