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?
Enroll your child for reading classes:
There are many well structured after school reading classes that
aim to draw the children to books. They help kids 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 the young child. Use creativity to
capture the child's vivid imagination.
Pique your child's interest:
If your child has a favorite character, pick a series of books
that features this character. For my son, it was Spiderman. Thanks to
friendly neighborhood spidey, my son latched on to comics fairly early in
his childhood.
Build a home-library:
A skill like reading cannot be learnt in isolation. Do not leave
all the hard work to the after school program. Pick up books that you
think your child will 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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