Reading with Your Child Can Help Development and Schooling
Reading with Your Child Can Help Development and Schooling
These days many parents may believe that the best way to keep their children occupied is to sit them in front of the television or a video game and enjoy the period of silence and peace that this can bring. Whilst there are some benefits and limited learning from this, all too often the temptation is to indulge children in this too much and this can lead to attention problems or reluctance to do other important activities such as homework or even outdoor exercise.
One of the most important skills children learn at an early age is literacy - learning to read through the medium of books is one of the more important life skills that you as a parent should be encouraging, and this means that setting some time aside to read with your child could help further their learning within a school setting but also make reading more fun for both you and your child.
Reading is a good activity to do with your child in the evenings and even if your child's school hasn't set any reading books or home reading there are many children's books to choose from that cater to all different age ranges. There are picture books that are light on words yet are still great for helping youngsters to learn new words and expand their vocabulary. Children's novels have become increasingly popular over the years, from books classics such as Enid Blyton's Famous Five to today's biggest sellers such as the Harry Potter books.
Reading along with your child can help to build their understanding and can help with words they may not have encountered before. By sounding them out and helping your child to read aloud you can help them excel in school but also in their own personal development.
The choice of books in the children's section of any library or book shop are always varied, containing many different stories that engage children and are able to make good use of the child's wild imagination. A lot of children's books have a child or group of children as the main characters which helps them to identify with the story and enjoy reading in general.
If you are looking to encourage your child to read more frequently then there are many children's authors to choose from. From well known names that are famous throughout the world of literature such as Roald Dahl, to modern masters of fiction such as Michael Morpurgo, most books shops will have a heaving children's fiction section. In addition, often a child's school will be able to pass on recommended reading lists or books that they know other children have enjoyed.
Making reading fun and finding time to sit down with your child and listen to them read will be a fun activity for them and hugely beneficial to their development.
There are many childrens books available to buy online that can gradually increase your child's reading ability and online book shops can even suggest appropriate books to suit your child's age.