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 & phrases. For young children, these classes can be fun - with animated
characters and pictures. Illustrated picture books, rhymes, silly songs &
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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