subject: Realizing The Importance Of Reading [print this page] Reading is a critical skill for all children to learn. It is the key to surviving the adult world and without it they will suffer significantly.
There are many ways the books benefits children. The first way is that books help children develop the language skills that are vital to survival.
Some of the first things that employers look for in employees is their ability to speak effectively with others and communicate through the written word effectively. In order to be hired, the ability to read is an absolute must.
The ability to read is also critical to the schooling of a child. A child will not pass his or her class if he or she cannot read.
However, school and work aside, the ability to read can help in simple everyday problems. Those who can read today enjoy being able to jump on the internet and find the answer to many of the problems that afflict them.
A mother may wonder what kind of rash her child has and how to treat it. More likely than not, she will be able to look the rash up on a medical database and find a solution to the problem.
A father may discover that a product he recently bought for his child is not really safe and will be able to take it away and protect his child because he could read the consumer protection announcement online. In addition, many people like to read to relax and escape the real world for a while.
This kind of stress relief can be a tremendous blessing in the busy world today. While many people predicted that the written word would die out, the Internet has only made the written word more vital to our everyday lives.
Of course, not everything on the internet can be trusted. There are many sites full of false information and fraud.
This makes the ability to read even more critical. In addition to learning how to read the words, it is important that children learn how to understand the meaning behind the words and they read and analyze them.
As with many things, the more that a child practices reading, the better he or she will be at it. It is also interesting to note that the more interesting the child finds what he or she reads, the more he or she will remember.
The knowledge that children gain from reading is invaluable as they try to navigate their everyday life. Even if what you child reads is pure entertainment, the skill they are developing will be invaluable later in life.
In the beginning, reading should be fun so that they keep doing it later in life. Teaching children to read out loud can also enhance their ability to speak well and communicate with other verbally.
This can significantly improve their performance and success in school and in the work force later in their life. The more a child reads the more vocabulary he or she will learn as well.
The size of a person's vocabulary and often been equated with the intelligence of a person. In addition, to gaining a wider vocabulary, a child will also be able to learn about other cultures and peoples around the world.
As a result, they will become more tolerant and develop a wider understanding of their fellow human beings. They will learn to look at situation from several different angles.
They will expand what is called their "global village" and will learn how to solve conflicts in a peaceful and more effective manner than blinded argument. As your children grow older, encourage them to branch out from fantasy books into historical fiction and other books that will expand this global village even farther.
Through books, children have experiences and learn valuable moral lessons without actually making the mistake themselves. This can save them a lot of social and emotional pain.
They will learn how to treat others correctly, the impact that cause and effect can have on a person's life, and the importance of responsibility. Their critical thinking skills will extend even farther as they begin to try to guess where the book is going.
With these skills, your children will experience a greater level of self-esteem and self-confidence. These things will also lead to greater success in the work force.
Reading is a critical skill to the survival of a child as he or she becomes an adult. The lessons to be learned through reading cannot be missed.
